War paintings

A broad, transgressive and peculiar interrogation of how power frames our view of bodies, their meanings and values.

Based on her observation of the neo-imperialist policies perpetrated by the George W. Bush administration, Judith Butler, author of Gender Trouble , identifies the forms of violence—often not merely symbolic—that permeate contemporary relationships. In the six essays that comprise Frames of War , the American philosopher reveals the discourse that shapes and oppresses minorities—women, Muslims, gays, immigrants, refugees, and prisoners of war. If being the bearer of a life capable of being grieved, if being recognized as a person, a citizen, is not for everyone, then it is necessary to understand how this framing is constructed, so that a life-affirming policy is possible.