In this twentieth anniversary edition of Female Masculinity—which features a new preface by the author—Jack Halberstam uncovers a hidden history of female masculinities, cataloging... Læs mere
Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with... Læs mere
Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory by arguing for the creation of what he calls “autonomous design”—a design practice aimed at channeling design’s world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing that are deeply attuned to justice and the Earth.
Achille Mbembe theorizes the genealogy of the contemporary world—one plagued by inequality, militarization, enmity, and a resurgence of racist, fascist, and nationalist forces—and calls for a radical revision of humanism a the means to create a more just society.
Cultural theorist Sara Ahmed demonstrates how queer studies can put phenomenology to productive use by analyzing what it means for bodies to be "oriented" in space and time.
An analysis of the ways in which everyday objects are narrated to animate or realize certain versions of the world.
Originally published in 1939, Aime Cesaire's Cahier d'un Retour au Pays Natal is a landmark of modern French poetry and a founding text of the... Læs mere
Continuing the work she began in The Promise of Happiness and Willful Subjects by taking up a single word and following its historical, intellectual, and political... Læs mere
Argues that a commitment to diversity is frequently substituted for a commitment to actual change. This title traces the work that diversity does, examining how the term is used and the way it serves to make questions about racism seem impertinent.
Marlon B. Ross explores the figure of the sissy as central to how Americans have imagined, articulated, and negotiated black masculinity from the 1880s to the present.
Suitable for those in cultural studies, media and communication studies, the musicology, and the history of technology, this book explores the... Læs mere
Seeking to extend sensitivity to the world's fragilities and intensify democratic activism, William E. Connolly explores how neoliberal capitalism collides with the fragile self-organizing systems that help to constitute our world.