Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence
Judith Butler analyzes mourning and violence to reveal how societies assign unequal value to human lives and confront ethical responsibility.
About This Book
Precarious Life explores the intersections of grief, violence, and power in modern society.
The book considers how public mourning can reveal the unequal value placed on different lives.
Butler reflects on ethical obligations that arise when communities confront loss and aggression.
The work draws on recent political events to question prevailing narratives of security and vulnerability.
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