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Butler, Judith, 1956-

Notes toward a performative theory of assembly / Judith Butler. - 1 online resource (248 pages)

"The Mary Flexner lectures of Bryn Mawr College"--Preliminaries.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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?

"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 destruction of the conditions of livability - has been a galvanizing force and theme in today's highly visible protests."--


In English.

ISBN: 9780674495548 0674495543 9780674495562 067449556X

Standard No.: 10.4159/9780674495548 doi 99964989539

Source: 22573/ctvjf982z JSTOR

LCCN: 2015014177

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017661115 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Assembly, Right of--Social aspects.
Public meetings.
Demonstrations.
Performative (Philosophy)
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
PHILOSOPHY--Political.
Demonstrations.
Performative (Philosophy)
Public meetings.
Performativit�at
Versammlung
Versammlungsfreiheit
Prekariat
Politischer Protest
M�otesfrihet--sociala aspekter.
Allm�anna sammankomster.
Demonstrationer.
Performativ (filosofi)
Philosophy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: K3256 / .B88 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 323.4/701