Life, Emergent The Social in the Afterlives of Violence |
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| Author:
| Arif, Yasmeen |
| Series title: | Quadrant Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5179-0055-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $44.99 |
Book Description:
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Life, Emergentchallenges conventional understandings of biopolitics, weaving a politics oflife through the lens of life, not death. Arguing that the "letting die"element of biopolitics has been overemphasized, Yasmeen Arif zeroes in on"making live," highlighting the means and forms of life configured in theaftermath--or afterlives--of violent events in contexts of law, justice,community, and identity.
Life, Emergentchallenges conventional understandings of biopolitics, weaving a politics oflife through the lens of life, not death. Arguing that the "letting die"element of biopolitics has been overemphasized, Yasmeen Arif zeroes in on"making live," highlighting the means and forms of life configured in theaftermath--or afterlives--of violent events in contexts of law, justice,community, and identity.