A dialogue on performativity, recognition, vulnerability, resistance, and the politics of emotion, tragically becoming timely in the context of securitization regimes, military and economic violence, racism, and neoliberal cybernetics.

“Starting from the awareness that we are all interrelated and interdependent beings, their clear and exciting dialogue encourages us to rethink how feminist and queer theory can contribute to the study of forms of collectivity that can intervene in struggles against these violent and precarious times.”

Lynne Segal, Birkbeck, University of London

“By pushing each other towards clarification, and introducing a range of examples, they jointly develop a new vision for ‘performative politics.’”

Vikki Bell, Goldsmiths, University of London