Public and Private Lives: Judith Butler’s Grief and the Loss of Black Self
By looking at Butler’s theories on grief and mourning, I focus on her concept of ecstasy, or the state of being outside of one’s self, which illustrates the dependency individuals have on social norms as well as the vulnerability such a system of recognition entails. Using this framework, I discuss...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-12-01
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| Series: | Gender Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/genst.2019.17.issue-1/genst-2019-0004/genst-2019-0004.xml?format=INT |
| Summary: | By looking at Butler’s theories on grief and mourning, I focus on her concept of ecstasy, or the state of being outside of one’s self, which illustrates the dependency individuals have on social norms as well as the vulnerability such a system of recognition entails. Using this framework, I discuss how the private and the public spheres can construct public bodies. If this happens, individuals can have little say over how their bodies are socially signified. To show this, I use the case of Black women in the USA, where systemic oppression constantly draws their bodies into the public’s eye. |
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| ISSN: | 2286-0134 |