#79 The Force of Nonviolence w/ Judith Butler
Added 2020-03-10 10:13:54 +0000 UTCJudith Butler joins me to discuss her new book, The Force of Nonviolence. We spoke about how the concept of self-defence raises the question of what the individual sovereign subject is, how some populations are interpellated as grievable - whilst others are not - and finally we spoke about the relevance of Sigmund Freud's 1918 essay, 'Mourning and Melancholia' to a utopian, militantly nonviolent politics.
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Yeah I totally agree. To be honest I just want to know why she did it! Genuine conviction? Supporting the kid of a colleague? PMC interest? Lost a bet? Maybe we’ll never know.
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2020-03-10 10:35:27 +0000 UTCHa, no I'm afraid not. The discussion is really more on moral philosophy than on Judith's politics. Obviously, I think it's hugely disappointing that Butler supported Harris, but I also think the dismissal of her entire body of work on that basis by some left commentators is very silly.
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2020-03-10 10:21:57 +0000 UTCPlease tell me you asked her about the Harris donations.
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2020-03-10 10:17:37 +0000 UTC
