Crisis and Critique Judith Butler on US and world politics, art, feminism, gender-theory, non-violence, and many other things
Mar 4, 2023
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Antigone and Kinship Norms
- Butler views Antigone's choice as a heroic individuality rejecting solidarity but lacking a strategy to overcome authoritarian power.
- She highlights kinship's complexity intertwined with law and critiques orthodox psychoanalysis on family models.
Iran Protests and Kurdish Identity
- Butler supports Iranian protests and Kurdish autonomy struggles highlighting the overlooked Kurdish identity.
- She warns against reducing resistance to denunciations and stresses complex, ongoing repression and resistance.
Integrating Feminism and Gender Theory
- Butler rejects the false separation of feminism and gender theory as a divisive tactic.
- She advocates trans-inclusive feminism focusing on shared opposition to violence and authoritarianism.