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Michel Foucault and Judith Butler: troubling Butler's appropriation of Foucault's work
No full textOne of the main influences on Judith Butler‘s thinking has been the work of Michel Foucault. Although this relationship is often commented on, it is rarely discussed in any detail. My thesis makes a contribution in this area. It presents an analysis of Foucault‘s work with the aim of countering Butler‘s representation of his thinking. In the first part of the thesis, I show how Butler initially interprets Foucault‘s project through Nietzschean genealogy, psychoanalysis and Derridean discourse, and how she later develops this interpretation in line with the progress of her own project. In the main part of the thesis, I present an analysis of Foucault‘s thinking in the period from The Archaeology of Knowledge (1969) to The History of Sexuality volume 1 (1976). This analysis focuses on the aspect of his work which has most influenced Butler‘s thinking: namely the notion of a relationship between knowledge, discourse and power. The other issues in his work which Butler addresses—genealogy, the subject, the body, abnormality, and sexuality—are discussed within this framework. I show how, in the early 1970s, Foucault develops the notion of power-knowledge, and sets out a relationship between power-knowledge and discourse which is overlooked by Butler. I argue that Butler interprets Foucaultian power through the notions of repression and social norms, and ignores the concepts of technology and strategy which form a key part of Foucault‘s thinking. I show how, from The Archaeology of Knowledge on, Foucault develops a socio-historical ontology and a genealogy of the subject, both of which are at variance with Butler‘s interpretation of his thinking
Author correction: obesity and ethnicity alter gene expression in skin
No full textDaniel Butler was omitted from the author list in the original version of this Article. The Author contributions section now reads: “J.M.W. designed, conducted, and contributed to the writing of the manuscript, prepared Fig. 1. S.G. evaluated and did statistical analysis on the skin and fat samples, prepared Figs. 2–9. J.O.A. evaluated and contributed to writing the manuscript. D.B prepared and sequenced DNA libraries for the skin microbiota data, and wrote the applicable parts of the methods section. C.M. analyzed and wrote up the skin microbiota data, prepared Fig. 10. All authors have read the manuscript and approved its contents. D.D. analyzed and wrote up the skin microbiota data. S.Z. ran and analyzed the skin metabolite data. J.S. assisted in design, analysis and wrote up the skin metabolite data. J.K. assisted in analysis write up of skin and fat data. J.L.B. assisted in analysis, interpretation and writing of the manuscript. P.R.H. designed, analyzed, interpreted the data, and was the primary author of the manuscript.” This has been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article, and in the accompanying Supplementary Information file.</p
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In memoriam Octavia Butler: for chorus, orchestra, and speaker
No full texttextOctavia E. Butler (1947-2006), the first major African-American woman science fiction writer and the only science-fiction author to win the MacArthur "genius" grant, died from an accidental fall in February 2006. She is remembered for her work, which clearly fits into the science-fiction tradition, with imagined near- and far-future technologies, telepathy, aliens, space travel, and time travel. Yet Butler's stories are not clichéd space operas featuring white men in spaceship battles. Whatever the near- or far-future setting, the challenging themes that form the substance of Butler's writing are always power, dominance, slavery, and the complexity of human relationships. Butler's best-known works include the Parable novels (Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents), in which the main character Lauren Olamina writes a series of verses that become a new religion in an imagined near-future dystopian version of the United States. This dissertation is a composition for SATB chorus, orchestra, and speaker based on these verses and on quotations from Butler herself describing how she became a writer and the genesis of the Parable series. The musical setting of these quotations highlights parallels between Butler's novels and her own life. In the accompanying paper I analyze my process of extrapolating selected themes from Butler's life and work. My intent is to demonstrate how these themes are interwoven into the musical setting at many levels, and to show how the particular quotations and themes I chose to set musically reveal Butler's insights about present-day human experience on a larger scale.Musi
The Bloomsbury Handbook to Octavia E. Butler
No full textOctavia E. Butler is widely recognized today as one of the most important figures in contemporary science fiction. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars and covering Butler\u27s complete works from the bestselling novel Kindred, to her short stories and major novel sequences Patternmaster, Xenogenesis and The Parables, this is the most comprehensive Companion to Butler scholarship available today.
The Bloomsbury Handbook to Octavia E. Butler covers the full range of contemporary scholarly themes and approaches to the author\u27s work, including:· Cyborgs and the posthuman· Race and African American history· Afrofuturism· Gender and sexuality· New perspectives from Religious Studies, the Environmental Humanities and Disability Studies· New discoveries from the Butler archives at the Huntington LibraryThe book includes a comprehensive bibliography of works by Butler and secondary scholarship on her work as well as an afterword by the novelist Tananarive Due.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/english-facbooks/1008/thumbnail.jp
Pasadena on her Mind: Exploring Roots of Octavia E. Butler\u27s Fiction
No full textThe article explores the science fiction writing of African American author Octavia E. Butler. The author analyzes several of Butler\u27s books, including Parable of the Sower, Kindred, and Mind of My Mind, and examines how these stories repeatedly feature Butler\u27s hometown of Pasadena, California
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Disputing Paradigms? Debate between Butler, Benhabib and Fraser
No full textO presente artigo revisita um debate na teoria feminista dos anos 1990 entre as teóricas Judith Butler, Seyla Benhabib e Nancy Fraser presente na coletânea Debates Feministas. O objetivo central é compreender a posição política de cada autora em relação às possibilidades – ou não – de um sujeito para o feminismo, que apontariam os caminhos para se pensar a emancipação – como Benhabib indica – ou a subversão – como Butler indica. Iniciamos o artigo com a exposição da teoria da performatividade de gênero de Butler e com o pensamento de Benhabib sobre o self situado; posteriormente apresentamos a disputa política entre as autoras; por final, a partir da leitura de Fraser, trazemos uma tentativa de reconciliação entre os paradigmas que cada autora trabalha.This paper revisits a debate in the feminist theory of the 90s between the theorists Judith Butler, Seyla Benhabib and Nancy Fraser present in the collection Feminist Contentions. The central objective is to understand the political position of each author in relation to the possibilities – or not – of a subject for feminism, which would point the way to think about emancipation – as Benhabib indicates – or subversion – as Butler indicates. The article starts with the exposition of Butler\u27s theory of gender performativity and with Benhabib’s thought about the situated self; later we present the political dispute between the authors; finally, from Fraser’s reading, we bring an attempt to reconcile the paradigms that each author works with
ABJEÇÃO EM JULIA KRISTEVA: INTERLOCUÇÕES COM MARY DOUGLAS E JUDITH BUTLER
No full textRESUMO: Neste estudo, discutimos o conceito de “abjeção” desenvolvido na obra Powers of Horror de Julia Kristeva em interlocução com os escritos de Mary Douglas e de Judith Butler. Para tanto, em primeiro lugar, apresentamos o conceito de “abjeção”, conforme desenvolvido por Kristeva na sua obra Powers of Horror. Em segundo, analisamos a forma como o conceito kristeviano de abjeção faz interlocução com os estudos em “poluição” de Mary Douglas. Por fim, analisamos as semelhanças e diferenças entre Julia Kristeva e Judith Butler, a partir da discussão das “pessoas poluidoras” como um exemplo de “abjeção social".
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Julia Kristeva. Mary Douglas. Judith Butler. Abjeção.
ABSTRACT: In this article we seek to discuss the concept of “abjection”, as discussed in the work“Powers of Horror by Julia Kristeva, an author whose thought is still not widespread in Brazil, the reason why we discuss the relevance of the author for philosophical studies contemporaries, considering her dialogue with Mary Douglas and Judith Butler. In order to do so, first of all, we present the concept of "abjection", as developed by Kristeva in her work Powers of Horror. Second, we present the interlocution made with the English anthropologist Mary Douglas and her studies on pollution and dirt. Finally, we analyze the dialogues between Julia Kristeva and Judith Butler, based on the discussion of abjection under a social approach and the “polluting people”.
KEYWORDS: Julia Kristeva; Mary Douglas; Judith Butler; Abjection.
The London Market Excess of Loss Spiral
No full textThis thesis explores the London Market Excess of Loss Spiral (“LMX Spiral”), a phenomenon based upon excess of loss reinsurance contracts that developed within the London reinsurance market of the 1980s. The unwinding of the LMX Spiral was a key factor in the crisis the Lloyd’s insurance market had to face in the early 1990s. However, whilst the crisis resulted in a wave of litigation in the English courts, there is no legal appraisal of the additional element of risk brought by the LMX Spiral itself. The case law instead focuses on the duties of the underwriters and various agents that fuelled its development.This situation is unsatisfactory for two reasons. Firstly, reinsurance spirals are a potential side-effect of XL reinsurance markets and therefore other spirals may develop in the future. Secondly, this thesis shows that once a reinsurance spiral reaches a certain point, it becomes unsustainable, generating instability within the relevant reinsurance market.This thesis provides a detailed legal appraisal of reinsurance spirals and a new analysis of excess of loss reinsurance contracts. The first part sets out the relevant legal principles and describes the LMX Spiral and its impact; listing, for the first time, the “Spiral Effects” identified through reports and actuarial models. The second part reviews the case law and assesses the legal nature of the excess of loss “Spiral Contracts” at the core of any reinsurance spiral, concluding that the Spiral Effects can distort the Spiral Contracts to the point where they become simple contracts of indemnity. The third part explores the nature of excess of loss reinsurance in light of the review of the Spiral Contracts, submitting that excess of loss reinsurance contracts cover both the liability of the reinsured and the relevant insured peril
Studies of Artists: An Annotated Directory
No full textThis annotated directory documents more than 80 different studies of artist populations. The directory provides information about how the researcher in each study has defined the artist and identified the population. Studies are arranged by type of artist population and, within each category, by study date. Each entry indicates, in so far as possible from available materials, the study investigator, the artist population, the way in which artists were identified, sampling procedures, number of respondents and response rates, and publications based on the study. This directory should provide researchers and other interested parties with a range of definitions, identification methods, and sampling procedures currently used in studies of artists. The introduction to the directory provides a critical overview of the numerous methods for identifying and defining "artists."
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