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Notes toward a performative theory of assembly /

"Judith Butler elucidates the dynamics of public assembly under prevailing economic and political conditions, analyzing what they signify and how. Understanding assemblies as plural forms of perfomative action, Butler extends her theory of performativity to argue that precarity - the destructio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Butler, Judith, 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Gender politics and the right to appear
  • Bodies in alliance and the politics of the street
  • Precarious life and the ethics of cohabitation
  • Bodily vulnerability, coalitional politics
  • "We, the people": thoughts on freedom of assembly
  • Can one lead a good life in a bad life?