THE MARY FLEXNER LECTURES OF BRYN MAWR COLLEGE

Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly

Judith Butler

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Publication Date: 02/26/2018

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256 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

The Mary Flexner Lectures of Bryn Mawr College

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Introduction
1. Gender Politics and the Right to Appear
2. Bodies in Alliance and the Politics of the Street
3. Precarious Life and the Ethics of Cohabitation
4. Bodily Vulnerability, Coalitional Politics
5. “We the People”—Thoughts on Freedom of Assembly
6. Can One Lead a Good Life in a Bad Life?
Notes
Acknowledgments
Credits
Index

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A Times Higher Education Book of the Week, 2015

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