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5. “We the People”– Thoughts on Freedom of Assembly

Judith Butler

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Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
1. Gender Politics and the Right to Appear 24
2. Bodies in Alliance and the Politics of the Street 66
3. Precarious Life and the Ethics of Cohabitation 99
4. Bodily Vulnerability, Coalitional Politics 123
5. “We the People”– Thoughts on Freedom of Assembly 154
6. Can One Lead a Good Life in a Bad Life? 193
Notes 221
Acknowledgments 231
Credits 233
Index 235

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674495548-006

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
1. Gender Politics and the Right to Appear 24
2. Bodies in Alliance and the Politics of the Street 66
3. Precarious Life and the Ethics of Cohabitation 99
4. Bodily Vulnerability, Coalitional Politics 123
5. “We the People”– Thoughts on Freedom of Assembly 154
6. Can One Lead a Good Life in a Bad Life? 193
Notes 221
Acknowledgments 231
Credits 233
Index 235

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