Jasbir K. Puar
Autor/a de Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times
Sobre l'autor
Jasbir K. Puar is Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University and the author of The Right to Maim, also published by Duke University Press. Tavia Nyong'o is Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, and Theater Studies at Yale University and the author of The mostra'n més Amalgamation Waltz. mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: from author's website
Obres de Jasbir K. Puar
Obres associades
Beyond Biopolitics: Essays on the Governance of Life and Death (2011) — Col·laborador — 20 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1967
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- USA
- Educació
- University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
University of York (MA)
Rutgers University (BA) - Professions
- women's and gender studies professor, Rutgers University
- Organitzacions
- Rutgers University
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 10
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 345
- Popularitat
- #69,185
- Valoració
- 4.4
- Ressenyes
- 5
- ISBN
- 13
- Llengües
- 2
Combining theory, metaphor and oodles of concrete examples, Puar shows how certain groups of people are able to assimilate, how others use that selective assimilation as an excuse to consider themselves exceptional, and how the world of torture, terrorism, and its reflection in popular culture and academia sometimes act in tandem to oppress or erase unacceptable populations. The introduction and preface are both theory-heavy (and probably best read until after the rest of the text), but this is overall an engaging read. Of the dozens of scholarly monographs I've read to date, this stands in memory as one of the most passionate, and for monographs (which often run the diverse gamut from dry all the way to boring), this is an impressive feat. It doesn't hurt too that Puar's spectrum of resources - Judith Butler, art installments, Foucault, news articles, advertisements, South Park (yup), etc. - keep the writing entertaining even as the information she presents is often shocking, embarrassing, or depressing.
As far as scholarly monographs go, this lady is a rock star. Anyone interested in race and gender and sexuality studies shouldn't ignore this one.… (més)