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Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence

Author:Judith Butler
Edition:1st Edition

The relationship between violence, grief, and political power is examined through a critical lens, exploring how certain lives are valued or devalued in public discourse. It analyzes themes of mourning, vulnerability, and global conflict, arguing that recognizing shared human precariousness can reshape ethical and political responses to violence.

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Chapters

  • Chapter 1: Explanation and Exoneration, or What We Can Hear→
  • Chapter 2: Violence, Mourning, Politics→
  • Chapter 3: Indefinite Detention→
  • Chapter 4: The Charge of Anti-Semitism: Jews, Israel and the Risks of Public Critique→
  • Chapter 5: Precarious Life→

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