Frames of War: When is Life Grievable / Judith butler

By:

Butler, Judith

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Seagull Books, 2009. Calcutta:Description: viii, 194 pISBN:

9788170463443

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DDC classification:

303.6 BUT-F

Contents:

Introduction: Precarious life, grievable life -- Survivability, vulnerability, affect -- Torture and the ethics of photography : thinking with Sontag -- Sexual politics, torture, and secular time -- Non-thinking in the name of the normative -- The claim of non-violence.

Summary: This is an exploration of the current wars, looking at violence, gender and different forms of resistance. Judith Butler explores the media's portrayal of state violence, a process integral to the way in which the West wages modern war.

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Introduction: Precarious life, grievable life --
Survivability, vulnerability, affect --
Torture and the ethics of photography : thinking with Sontag --
Sexual politics, torture, and secular time --
Non-thinking in the name of the normative --
The claim of non-violence.

This is an exploration of the current wars, looking at violence, gender and different forms of resistance. Judith Butler explores the media's portrayal of state violence, a process integral to the way in which the West wages modern war.

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