Category: Feminist Theory

November 2, 2012

Robin Morgan, Gloria Steinem, and Others on Sex and World Peace

“The very best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is not its level of wealth, its level of democracy, or its ethno-religious identity; the best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is how well its women are treated.“ ~ from Sex and...

August 31, 2012

Judith Butler: Your Behavior Creates Your Gender

Judith Butler explains how your behavior creates your gender.

August 30, 2012

Judith Butler on deriving principles from a Jewish cultural tradition

Judith Butler explains “what it means to derive a set of principles from a cultural tradition” and then applies this explanation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

August 29, 2012

Judith Butler on being Jewish and criticizing Israel

Judith Butler rebuts criticisms of her position on Israeli politics, Hamas and Hezbollah, and BDS.

August 28, 2012

Judith Butler in conversation with Udi Aloni

Judith Butler and Udi Aloni discuss Jewishness, queerness, philosophy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

August 23, 2012

Pussy Riot and Rosi Braidotti

“We realized that this country needs a militant, punk-feminist, street band that will rip through Moscow’s streets and squares, mobilize public energy against the evil crooks of the Putinist junta and enrich the Russian cultural and political opposition.”—Serafima, Pussy Riot...