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Beskrivelse
In this lecture I discuss the relation between materiality and political violence in Elaine Scarry's work. I address her analysis of the suffering body as speaking truth to power in The Body in Pain and of the principle of materiality as resisting or authorizing violence in Thermonuclear Monarchy. I look for an alternative to the social contract theory approach to consent and introduce the notion that violence may be justifiable but illegitimate.
Periode
10 dec. 2015
Begivenhedstitel
Re-engaging Elaine Scarry's The Body in Pain: A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration