JUDITH BUTLER : Grief, rage and the demand for justice go together.

This conversation is dedicated to Refaat Alareer. A poet, writer and a teacher killed in Gaza on December 7 with his brother, his sister and her 4 children. Rest in power.
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Judith Butler is Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School and formerly the Maxine Elliot Chair in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley. They received their Ph.D. in Philosophy from Yale University in 1984. They are the author of several books: Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France (1987), Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990), Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of “Sex” (1993), The Psychic Life of Power: Theories of Subjection (1997), Excitable Speech (1997), Antigone’s Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death (2000), Precarious Life: Powers of Violence and Mourning (2004); Undoing Gender (2004), Who Sings the Nation-State?: Language, Politics, Belonging (with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak in 2008), Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? (2009), Is Critique Secular? (co-written with Talal Asad, Wendy Brown, and Saba Mahmood, 2009), Sois Mon Corps (2011), co-authored with Catherine Malabou, Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism (2012), Dispossession: The Performative in the Political (co-authored with Athena Athanasiou 2013), Senses of the Subject and Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly (2015), and a co-edited volume, Vulnerability in Resistance, with Duke University Press (2015), The Force of Nonviolence 2020, and What World is This? A Pandemic Phenomenology (2022). Their books have been translated into more than twenty-seven languages.

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  • @FrankBarat77
    @FrankBarat775 ай бұрын

    If you liked the video, do give it a thumbs up, it allows more people to see it. Also feel free to subscribe to my channel, thank you.

  • @pr1mu

    @pr1mu

    5 ай бұрын

    So glad I found your channel I’ll do what what I can to share

  • @abbyyanow5811

    @abbyyanow5811

    5 ай бұрын

    hi Frank, Thanks for all your wonderful interviews. We'd like to send you an article by email - could you share your email address or a way to contact you? thanks :-)

  • @dudz82
    @dudz825 ай бұрын

    Another excellent interview Frank, thank you. Thought provoking, emotional and insightful, much respect for you and Judith.

  • @gulliegulliver4546
    @gulliegulliver45465 ай бұрын

    Thank you both, we need these conversations now. So many I know are struggling with this shitshow and I will share and hope that others also take strength and comfort from this. Rest in Power Refaat. May his spirit live on...in the form of a white kite against the blue of the sky giving joy and hope to all who experience it.

  • @ehsanzumrut4060
    @ehsanzumrut40605 ай бұрын

    This is such a weird time for me, an Arab Muslim woman who was raised as a pro-Palestinian since my early childhood. I always thought of it as an Arab case, but now, especially since 7th October, I get much higher sense of belonging when I interact with international activists. When I listen to this podcast, I feel like I’m between my people, never in my life imagined myself in this situation.. and as Judith said: “there’s a joy in it”

  • @robertroest7619
    @robertroest76195 ай бұрын

    Very beautiful conversation. Good to have also made some time to encourage people who show solidarity with the Palestinians. Witnessing these gruesome injustices and feeling the emotions of grief, and anger and empathy can be exhausting and painful, albeit nothing compared the to pain and exhaustion the Palestinians must feel. I’m happy Butler emphasized also the joy there is to be found in doing the right thing and speaking against injustices.

  • @yarajamal1782
    @yarajamal17825 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Amazing conversation. I share the same sentiments.

  • @juls2334
    @juls23345 ай бұрын

    Such a beautiful poem by Rafaat! The world lost a treasure when they lost him! RIP Rafaat! May Allah protect the people of Gaza! INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAYHI RAJI’UN

  • @tethergobrrr

    @tethergobrrr

    5 ай бұрын

    Oh, I can’t bear it again today, have cried too many times. Unlike him, I’m weak. Will watch tomorrow. RIP beautiful Rafaat 🪁

  • @gilliankhoo5978
    @gilliankhoo59785 ай бұрын

    Brilliant, absorbing, thought provoking conversation. Thank you.

  • @gulliegulliver4546
    @gulliegulliver45465 ай бұрын

    I can't stop the tears.

  • @alionacazac6826
    @alionacazac68265 ай бұрын

    Thank you! ❤

  • @videobra5
    @videobra55 ай бұрын

  • @sarachiba6012
    @sarachiba60125 ай бұрын

    Thank You, Frank Barat & Judith Butler 🌹 Free PALESTINE ♥

  • @annchendoherty9558
    @annchendoherty95585 ай бұрын

    Fascinating, enriching conversation. Thanks very much ❤

  • @sicariochoarovin9643
    @sicariochoarovin96435 ай бұрын

    Wonderful interview Frank.

  • @pr1mu
    @pr1mu5 ай бұрын

    So moving, Judith actually managed to deep into the horror and still provide me hope

  • @nerridag.8498
    @nerridag.84985 ай бұрын

    You both make me feel less alone (I'm German) - send you a big hug 💔🕊️😭🧠🙏✨

  • @ABruce-fv9zo

    @ABruce-fv9zo

    5 ай бұрын

    You are right, here in Germany there is a deafening silence which accentuates the terrible despair and sadness that you feel watching these daily atrocities; that is if you watch Al Jazeera. Watching the other media sources you would hardly realize what is happening.

  • @liselotte1474

    @liselotte1474

    4 ай бұрын

    die nächste Demo ist in der Sonnenallee- also wenn Sie sich einsam fühlen, gibt es hier Unterstützung

  • @nerridag.8498

    @nerridag.8498

    3 ай бұрын

    @@liselotte1474 ❤️✨

  • @liselotte1474

    @liselotte1474

    3 ай бұрын

    sarcasm@@nerridag.8498

  • @sandrajensen497
    @sandrajensen4975 ай бұрын

    Fantastic program!

  • @jensterooniam
    @jensterooniam5 ай бұрын

    Thank-you Frank. I really needed your conversation this morning. Much love, respect and strength to you and Judith.

  • @thrillermix
    @thrillermix5 ай бұрын

    Give a peace a chance

  • @ezzeldien5692
    @ezzeldien56925 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this great conversation

  • @sarajabeen1965
    @sarajabeen19655 ай бұрын

    It's so hard to watch

  • @staykinduniverse
    @staykinduniverse5 ай бұрын

    thank you both

  • @marrisa17
    @marrisa175 ай бұрын

    Refaat Alareer's death is a terrible loss, as all the deaths caused by this genocide. Thank you for this interview. Judith Buttler is a very insightful voice.

  • @namoshofficial
    @namoshofficial5 ай бұрын

    Thank you is not enough - but THANK YOU

  • @souaaz
    @souaaz5 ай бұрын

    Thank you Judith Butler for clarifying that LRB article.

  • @rdklkje13
    @rdklkje135 ай бұрын

    Thank you Frank and Judith! Joanna Macy and Miki Kashtan have many interesting and helpful things to say about regenerative activism as well. The importance of allowing yourself to mourn really cannot be overstated. It's also crucial to ensuring that you do not become a perpetrator yourself.

  • @mariaercarneiro
    @mariaercarneiro5 ай бұрын

    Thank you both!!!

  • @catherinerimmer9844
    @catherinerimmer98445 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏 thank you for your offerings and the words and wisdoms of your guests. This education is part of the beauty you spoke to.❤

  • @paulapan3502
    @paulapan35025 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!! 🙏🍉✊

  • @ree5403
    @ree54034 ай бұрын

    ❤❤😢

  • @safadig
    @safadig5 ай бұрын

    It will take 2 - 3 US election cycles to achieve real change. Stay with Palestine. It will take sometime. Keep active. Keep the struggle

  • @QueenYak
    @QueenYak5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this.

  • @alutacontinua725
    @alutacontinua7255 ай бұрын

    We are all at a loss for words.

  • @trko77
    @trko775 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤😢😢😢❤

  • @user-uz4wx6vc2h
    @user-uz4wx6vc2h5 ай бұрын

    👌👌🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @PLe-studio
    @PLe-studio5 ай бұрын

    My admiration and respect to both of you for giving me hope and the comfort of knowing that there are peoples with intelligence around the world doing what they can to bring Justice to the victims of the current genocide.

  • @ariananewcombe7737
    @ariananewcombe77375 ай бұрын

    😔🙏🙏🙏 4 #Palestinians

  • @Grandhotel256
    @Grandhotel2565 ай бұрын

    💕🩸

  • @LA-br2pt
    @LA-br2pt5 ай бұрын

    Why intelectuals and artists are not calling to take city councils, embassies, radio stations? Something practical. Are they just planning their next book, piece, act, conference?

  • @mikiafu
    @mikiafuАй бұрын

    She understands the origins of violence when it comes to Hamas, but not when it comes to Israel, as if it the state emerged in a vacuum. Not sure the term settler colonial state explains the reality of Israel very well, except what what's happening in the West Bank, but not as a blanket description of the state in general. But here it seems it's serving the function of delegitimizng the state.

  • @liselotte1474
    @liselotte14744 ай бұрын

    The Beginning: "The horror that happening in Gaza" -No the horror began at 7 of october

  • @b.t.734
    @b.t.7345 ай бұрын

    Well said. but lets not forget the other genocides, tutsis hutus etc so much to grieve for. So important, the jewish voices standing up for this!

  • @magdalen5108
    @magdalen51085 ай бұрын

    👶🏾👶🏼👶🏽✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼💔

  • @dlsselle
    @dlsselle5 ай бұрын

    It was a targeted strike, an assassination.

  • @mahanmoshir
    @mahanmoshir5 ай бұрын

    ..civilized collective..?? as long as the leaders don't behave civilized, injustice will continue! 7 Oct could have been prevented if US/EU really cared about the Palestinians, and they had 70 years to do it!

  • @magdalen5108
    @magdalen51085 ай бұрын

    💔👶🏼👶🏽✌️🇵🇸

  • @MendeMaria-ej8bf
    @MendeMaria-ej8bf5 ай бұрын

    What could the Palestinians qualify for being Nazis? What could the Israeli mìlitary qualify for being non-Nazis? To both questions the answer is Nothing.

  • @TheNagualWilliam

    @TheNagualWilliam

    5 ай бұрын

    The demons always project their culpability for the crimes committed onto the victims themselves

  • @MendeMaria-ej8bf

    @MendeMaria-ej8bf

    5 ай бұрын

    @@TheNagualWilliam In some way and to some extent that's also true in that vicious circle.

  • @TheNagualWilliam

    @TheNagualWilliam

    5 ай бұрын

    @@MendeMaria-ej8bf ?

  • @Grappapappa
    @Grappapappa3 ай бұрын

    I am non-binary today.

  • @abbefolkseger6927
    @abbefolkseger69275 ай бұрын

    41:48 Flat Earth

  • @TheNagualWilliam

    @TheNagualWilliam

    5 ай бұрын

    I get you... . probably

  • @abbefolkseger6927

    @abbefolkseger6927

    5 ай бұрын

    It changes everything! Rubicon Moment! Cant be unseen@@TheNagualWilliam

  • @carolineconnelly9680
    @carolineconnelly96805 ай бұрын

    This video is Important we need to get this out out there it’s terrible that the Israelis got their views all over the news but not much I hear on Gaza other than the fact that the terrible Israelis have been bombing Gaza’s houses for months

  • @omranzaid
    @omranzaid5 ай бұрын

    Ms. Butler still doesn't get it. We cannot dictate the form of Palestinian resistance; we might not approve of it, but this arrogance in defining how the resistance of the oppressed, colonized, dehumanized, maimed, and killed for over half a century should look is itself a big issue (40:30). I also cannot comprehend how someone like Ms. Butler still perceives herself as part of a denomination that overshadows her sense of objectivity. As a Lebanese who lived through the horrors of Lebanon's civil war and the relentless Israeli occupation, I know it's possible to detach oneself from imposed ancestries and strive to view the world objectively, even in times that may provoke a biased worldview in many (36:52).

  • @rocksparadox
    @rocksparadox2 ай бұрын

    Here's a good description of Butler's philosophy: "It is difficult to come to grips with Butler’s ideas, because it is difficult to figure out what they are. Butler is a very smart person. In public discussions, she proves that she can speak clearly and has a quick grasp of what is said to her. Her written style, however, is ponderous and obscure. It is dense with allusions to other theorists, drawn from a wide range of different theoretical traditions. In addition to Foucault, and to a more recent focus on Freud, Butler’s work relies heavily on the thought of Louis Althusser, the French lesbian theorist Monique Wittig, the American anthropologist Gayle Rubin, Jacques Lacan, J.L. Austin, and the American philosopher of language Saul Kripke. These figures do not all agree with one another, to say the least; so an initial problem in reading Butler is that one is bewildered to find her arguments buttressed by appeal to so many contradictory concepts and doctrines, usually without any account of how the apparent contradictions will be resolved. A further problem lies in Butler’s casual mode of allusion. The ideas of these thinkers are never described in enough detail to include the uninitiated (if you are not familiar with the Althusserian concept of “interpellation,” you are lost for chapters) or to explain to the initiated how, precisely, the difficult ideas are being understood. Of course, much academic writing is allusive in some way: it presupposes prior knowledge of certain doctrines and positions. But in both the continental and the Anglo-American philosophical traditions, academic writers for a specialist audience standardly acknowledge that the figures they mention are complicated, and the object of many different interpretations. They therefore typically assume the responsibility of advancing a definite interpretation among the contested ones, and of showing by argument why they have interpreted the figure as they have, and why their own interpretation is better than others. We find none of this in Butler. Divergent interpretations are simply not considered--even where, as in the cases of Foucault and Freud, she is advancing highly contestable interpretations that would not be accepted by many scholars. Thus one is led to the conclusion that the allusiveness of the writing cannot be explained in the usual way, by positing an audience of specialists eager to debate the details of an esoteric academic position. The writing is simply too thin to satisfy any such audience. It is also obvious that Butler’s work is not directed at a non-academic audience eager to grapple with actual injustices. Such an audience would simply be baffled by the thick soup of Butler’s prose, by its air of in-group knowingness, by its extremely high ratio of names to explanations. To whom, then, is Butler speaking? It would seem that she is addressing a group of young feminist theorists in the academy who are neither students of philosophy, caring about what Althusser and Freud and Kripke really said, nor outsiders, needing to be informed about the nature of their projects and persuaded of their worth. This implied audience is imagined as remarkably docile. Subservient to the oracular voice of Butler’s text, and dazzled by its patina of high-concept abstractness, the imagined reader poses few questions, requests no arguments and no clear definitions of terms. Still more strangely, the implied reader is expected not to care greatly about Butler’s own final view on many matters. For a large proportion of the sentences in any book by Butler--especially sentences near the end of chapters--are questions. Sometimes the answer that the question expects is evident. But often things are much more indeterminate. Among the non-interrogative sentences, many begin with “Consider…” or “One could suggest…”--in such a way that Butler never quite tells the reader whether she approves of the view described. Mystification as well as hierarchy are the tools of her practice, a mystification that eludes criticism because it makes few definite claims." In short, she peddles vague, purposefully obscurant nonsense for her own aggrandizement.

  • @felixdunkel2091
    @felixdunkel20912 ай бұрын

    Who said white supremacists have to be a man with tiny mustache. These two fit right in.

  • @vh6441
    @vh64415 ай бұрын

    🙏🏾🙏🏾🤍🤍