Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable?
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Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? is a philosophical work by Judith Butler that examines how media and political frameworks shape whose lives are recognized as valuable and mournable in contexts of war and violence.
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| Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? canonical | 1 |
| Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? (2009) | 1 |
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Target entity: Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? Context triple: [Judith Butler, notableWork, Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable?]
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Target entity: Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? Target entity description: Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? is a philosophical work by Judith Butler that examines how media and political frameworks shape whose lives are recognized as valuable and mournable in contexts of war and violence.
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A.
Taking Rights Seriously
Taking Rights Seriously is a seminal work of legal and political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that argues for the fundamental importance of individual rights in constraining and guiding law and government.
-
B.
The Ends of Human Life
"The Ends of Human Life" is a bioethics book by Ezekiel Emanuel that examines philosophical, medical, and policy questions surrounding end-of-life decision-making and the definition of death.
-
C.
Dignity in Adversity: Human Rights in Troubled Times
Dignity in Adversity: Human Rights in Troubled Times is a philosophical work by Seyla Benhabib that examines the challenges and possibilities of universal human rights in an era of political conflict, migration, and global inequality.
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D.
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Famine, Affluence, and Morality is a highly influential 1972 essay by philosopher Peter Singer that argues affluent individuals have a strong moral obligation to prevent suffering and death from poverty when they can do so at relatively little cost to themselves.
-
E.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| addressesEvent |
Afghanistan War (post-2001)
NERFINISHED
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Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ War on Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Judith Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
dehumanization
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differential distribution of vulnerability ⓘ ethics of mourning ⓘ frame ⓘ grievability ⓘ livable life ⓘ media framing ⓘ normative violence ⓘ precarity ⓘ ungrievable life ⓘ visual representation of war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Judith Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable?” (essay)
NERFINISHED
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“Non-Thinking in the Name of the Normative” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Sexual Politics, Torture, and Secular Time” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Survivability, Vulnerability, Affect” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Torture and the Ethics of Photography” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Emmanuel Levinas
NERFINISHED
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Hannah Arendt NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno NERFINISHED ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biopolitics
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ethics of war ⓘ frames of representation ⓘ grievability of life ⓘ human rights discourse ⓘ media ⓘ precarious life ⓘ violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| publisher | Verso Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questionAddressed |
How do media and political frames shape public affect in wartime?
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When and for whom is life considered grievable? ⓘ Whose lives are recognized as lives? ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
critical media studies
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feminist theory ⓘ post-structuralism ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? (2009)