Frames of War: When is Life Grievable /
Judith butler
- Calcutta: Seagull Books, 2009.
- viii, 194 p.
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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GEN Violence -- Political aspects. Violence -- Social aspects.