Abstract
We examine post-election Antisemitism and Islamophobia through Arendt's feminist-agonistic theory of democracy: oppression operates through marginalization of non-dominant perspectives in public spheres, eradicating the multiple voices that necessarily exist in any human community. We follow Butler in linking this theorization to Arendt’s position as an exiled Jew. Finally, we apply notions of plurality to post-inaugural Women's Marches. Thanks to long-term feminist intersectional work, these marches embraced a broad range of political issues, calling for solidarity/coalition across experiential and identity-based differences. In the emergence of genuinely plural political activism lies hope for challenging Trump’s foreclosure of (in Arendt’s terms) democratic worldmaking.
Original language | American English |
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State | Published - 18 Nov 2017 |
Event | 2017 National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference - Baltimore, MD Duration: 18 Nov 2017 → … |
Conference
Conference | 2017 National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference |
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Period | 18/11/17 → … |
EGS Disciplines
- Women's Studies
- Critical and Cultural Studies
- Social Influence and Political Communication
- American Politics
- Political Theory