Queering the Biopolitics of Citizenship in the Age of Obama
Judy Rohrer
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Description for Queering the Biopolitics of Citizenship in the Age of Obama
Hardback. The book from the interdisciplinary fields of queer theory, critical race theory, feminist political theory, disability studies, and indigenous studies to demonstrate that analyzing contemporary notions of citizenship requires understanding the machinations of governmentality and biopolitics in the (re)production of the proper citizen. Num Pages: 95 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; H; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
The book from the interdisciplinary fields of queer theory, critical race theory, feminist political theory, disability studies, and indigenous studies to demonstrate that analyzing contemporary notions of citizenship requires understanding the machinations of governmentality and biopolitics in the (re)production of the proper citizen.
The book from the interdisciplinary fields of queer theory, critical race theory, feminist political theory, disability studies, and indigenous studies to demonstrate that analyzing contemporary notions of citizenship requires understanding the machinations of governmentality and biopolitics in the (re)production of the proper citizen.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
Number of Pages
85
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137482327
SKU
V9781137482327
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Ref
99-15
About Judy Rohrer
Judy Rohrer has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawai'i and is the Director of the Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility at Western Kentucky University. Her first book, Haoles in Hawai'i (2010) has been popular in American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, and Hawai'i Politics courses.
Reviews for Queering the Biopolitics of Citizenship in the Age of Obama
"Pairing seemingly disparate events Barack Obama's presidential election and California's gay marriage ban Rohrer explores troubled and troubling histories of U.S. exceptionalism, civil rights discourse, reproduction, and blood logics. In the process, she challenges readers to rethink concepts of time, progress, citizenship, sovereignty, justice, and imagined futures. Drawing on Indigenous, queer, critical race, feminist, and disability studies, this timely resource ... Read more