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Publié par
Date de parution
07 juin 2018
EAN13
9780822371892
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
7 Mo
During the 1970s in the United States, hundreds of feminist, queer, and antiracist activists were imprisoned or became fugitives as they fought the changing contours of U.S. imperialism, global capitalism, and a repressive racial state. In Fugitive Life Stephen Dillon examines these activists' communiques, films, memoirs, prison writing, and poetry to highlight the centrality of gender and sexuality to a mode of racialized power called the neoliberal-carceral state. Drawing on writings by Angela Davis, the George Jackson Brigade, Assata Shakur, the Weather Underground, and others, Dillon shows how these activists were among the first to theorize and make visible the links between conservative "law and order" rhetoric, free market ideology, incarceration, sexism, and the continued legacies of slavery. Dillon theorizes these prisoners and fugitives as queer figures who occupied a unique position from which to highlight how neoliberalism depended upon racialized mass incarceration. In so doing, he articulates a vision of fugitive freedom in which the work of these activists becomes foundational to undoing the reign of the neoliberal-carceral state.
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Publié par
Date de parution
07 juin 2018
EAN13
9780822371892
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
7 Mo
F U G I T I V E L I F E
F U G I T I V E L I F EP O L I T I C SQ U E E R T H E
O F T H E P R I S O N S TAT ES T E P H E N D I L LO N
Duke Unîversîty Press
Durham and London 2018
© 2018 DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Prînted în the Unîted States o Amerîca on acîd-ree paper∞ Text desîgned by Courtney Leîgh Baker Cover desîgned by Matt Tauch Typeset în Whîtman by Westchester Pubîshîng Servîces
Lîbrary o Congress Cataogîng-în-Pubîcatîon Data Names: Dîon, Stephen, [date–] author. Tîte: Fugîtîve îe : the queer poîtîcs o the prîson state / Stephen Dîon. Descrîptîon: Durham : Duke Unîversîty Press, 2018. | Incudes bîbîographîca reerences and îndex. Identîfiers:lccn2017051974 (prînt) |lccn2017060640 (ebook) isbn9780822371892 (ebook) isbn9780822370673 (hardcover : ak. paper) isbn9780822370826 (pbk. : ak. paper) Subjects:lcsh: Gays—Poîtîca actîvîty—Unîted States— Hîstory—20th century. | Prîsoners—Cîvî rîghts—Unîted States. | Socîa movements—Unîted States—Hîstory—20th century. | Protest movements—Unîted States—Hîstory—20th century. | Gay actîvîsts—Unîted States. | Antî-racîsm—Unîted States— Hîstory—20th century. | Neoîberaîsm—Socîa aspects—Unîted States—Hîstory. Cassîficatîon:lcc hq76.8.u6 (ebook) |lcc hq76.8.u6d55 2018 (prînt) |ddc306.76/60973—dc23 lcrecord avaîabe at https://ccn.oc.gov/2017051974
Cover art: Coco Fusco, stî roma/k/a Mrs. George Gîlbert, 2004. Back-and-whîte sînge-channe vîdeo. Courtesy o the artîst.
Acknowedgments vîî
Introductîon. “Escape-Bound Captîves”: Race, Neoîberaîsm, and the Force o Queerness 1
1. “We’re Not Hîdîng but We’re Invîsîbe”: Law and Order, the Temporaîty o Vîoence, and the Queer Fugîtîve 27
2. Lîe Escapes: Neoîbera Economîcs, the Underground, and Fugîtîve Freedom 54
3. Possessed by Death: Back Femînîsm, Queer Temporaîty, and the Aterîe o Savery 84
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4. “Ony the Sun Wî Beach Hîs Bones Quîcker”: Desîre, Poîce Terror, and the Afect o Queer Femînîst Futures 119
Concusîon. “Beîng Captured Is Besîde the Poînt”: A Word beyond the Word 143
Notes 155 Bîbîography 171 Index 185
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acknowledgments
In an întervîew about hîs reatîonshîp wîth Mîche Foucaut, Gîes De-euze descrîbes Foucaut, not as an îndîvîdua subject, but as a dîfuse orce he caed “passîon.” The întensîty o passîon was contrasted to the eeîng o “ove.” Love was a name or becomîng through other peope—a reatîon be-tween dîscrete îndîvîduas. In contrast to ove, passîon named an attempt to comprehend how one can become “dîssoved înto somethîng undîfer-entîated.” Passîon îs a state whereîn “beîng onese no onger made any sense.” It îs a state whereîn ît îs no onger possîbe to say “That’s you” and “Thîs îs me.” Beîng “me” îs sîmpy încomprehensîbe. Passîon îs an afectîve întensîty where ove îs no onger the rîght word. For Deeuze, Foucaut wasn’t“îkeaperson.”Hewasaaugh,agesture,“achangedatmosphere,”an “event,” a “magnetîc fied,” or sîmpy and îndescrîbaby, “somethîng.” Foucaut was a pîece o Deeuze—but not quîte a pîece—because one can remove a pîece, îdentîy ît, name ît, mark ît. Beîng a part o someone îs stî under the anaytîc o ove. Passîon can’t be undone. I begîn wîth thîs anecdote because ît descrîbes the probem wîth thank-îng the “you” that heped “me” wîth competîng what has become a book underthenameIwasgîven.Thepeopenamedhere,andmanymorewhoare not, dîd not sîmpy hep me wrîte, read, and thînk; they are entanged wîth what îs here. The fictîon o me woudn’t be possîbe wîthout everyone that made me, me. Wîth that în mînd, what îs here woud sîmpy not exîst wîthout the physîca, emotîona, and epîstemoogîca support and encour-agement o my advîsors în graduate schoo, Regîna Kunze and Roderîck Ferguson. Rod’s patîence, kîndness, humor, generosîty, and genîus wî a-ways be a mode or me as I navîgate a word that so oten eaves peope unabe to augh în the ace o so much stress, rustratîon, vîoence, and de-spaîr. He aways heped me find my way when I got ost, and I thînk o hîm
în moments arge and sma when what ooks îke the rîght way îs never sîmpy that. He contînues to provîde a path or me to oow—a comort when so much seems încomprehensîbe and împossîbe. Fîve years ago I wrote that I dîdn’t know how to descrîbe Reg’s dedîcatîon, compassîon, generosîty, humîîty, brîîance, and însîght. I saîd that one day I woud fig-ure out how to descrîbe her împact on me. Now that the tîme îs here, the task stî eudes me. But thîs aîure now ees approprîate—I’d rather eave ît wîth the wordsgesture, event, atmosphere, andsomethîng. The Department o Amerîcan Studîes at the Unîversîty o Mînnesota ofered me a pace to do what I wanted and needed to do în a word where that îs oten not possîbe. I’m grateu to have earned so much rom Kevîn Murphy, Jennîer Pîerce, Laurîe Oueette, and Zenzee Isoke. I’m aso grateu to have had a communîty o so many wonderu peope engaged în sîmîar epîstemoogîca strugges: Jasmîne Mîtche, Kate Beane, Patrî-cîa Marroquîn Norby, Benjamîn Wîggîns, Matthew Schneîder-Mayerson, Raeche Tîfe, Eîzabeth Aut, Juîana Hu Pegues, Tom Sarmîento, Rudy Aguîar, Ryan Cartwrîght, Karîsa Buter-Wa, Ryan Murphy, Mîchae Davîd Frankîn, Danîe LaChance, Anîruddha Dutta, Tammy Owens, Mîchee Garvey, Jessîca M. Petocz,and Kara M. Padrón. Rememberîng Jesús Estrada Pérez aways makes me smîe în the darkest o tîmes. Myr Beam, A. J. Lewîs, and Eî Vîtuî heped me through many as-pects o the eary stages o thîs project. Theîr rîendshîp, support, humor, and însîght durîng and ater graduate schoo have been învauabe. I’m so grateu or theîr thînkîng and presence. As a transpant to New Engand, I am aways excîted to be near peope rom the Mîdwest. It was such a joy to spend two years wîth Eî as coeagues în the Fîve Coeges. I was aso ucky enough that my Mînnesota rîend Eîzabeth Sharrow got a job at the Unîversîty o Massachusetts at the same tîme I accepted a posîtîon at Hampshîre Coege. She’s been such a support through moments arge and sma, hîarîous (bears!), bîzarre, and horrîyîng. I’m aso grateu or new rîends I’ve made în a new part o the country: Jues Rosskam, Aex Samets, Mara Toone, Deborah Schwartz, and Aeryca Steînbauer. Pooja Rangan and Josh Guîord have aways been unflînchîngy supportîve, hîarîous, and excîted. Pooja heped demystîy much o the process o wrîtîng a book. Bernadîne Meîs, Andrea Lawor, Hart, and Jordy Rosenberg are the most amazîng rîends I coud ask or. Theîr encouragement, curîosîty, questîons, excîtement, knowedge, and support have meant everythîng to me. Creat-îng work în the same sma word as them has been a true joy. I’m thanku
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to Jordy or hepîng wîth the ourth chapter and takîng through my many questîons and concerns on our împromptu waks. Bernadîne gave me a tîte în our many tîte workshops on snowy nîghts that I dîd not use. I’m grateu or ît because ît heped as I edîted and revîsed. I’m hodîng on to ît or another tîme. I’m so apprecîatîve o my coeagues at Hampshîre Coege or theîr support and encouragement: Angîe Wîey, Jennîer Hamîton, Amy Jordan, Chrîs Tînson, Jutta Sperîng, Udîtî Sen, Hîba Bou Akar, Rache Ama Asaa Engmann, Djoa Branner, Wîson Vaentín-Escobar, Marene Frîed, Lîî Kîm, Susana Loza, Krîsten Luschen, Favîo Rîsech-Ozeguera, George Fouras, Mîchee Hardesty, and many more. My students heped me thînk through many o the book’s centra questîons. Theîr openness, curîosîty, and ex-cîtement îs înspîrîng and theîr brîîance îs oten breathtakîng. A dîspersed group o peope have supported my work by învîtîng me to gîve a tak, pubîsh an artîce, or partîcîpate on a pane, or have ofered me encouragement în ways mînor but sîgnîficant. I first read Dean Spade’s work as an eîghteen-year-od a decade and a ha ago; to have had hîm en-gage my work over the past decade has been thrîîng. Erîc Staney, Craîg Wîse, Jason Stah, and Mîchee Potts were wonderu înterocutors and edîtors o some o my earîer thînkîng. Sarah Haey gave me a boost at an eary mornîng pane that meant so much to me. Abbîe Boggs has been sup-portîve and excîted even ater movîng a the way to Connectîcut. I aways ook orward to a chance to see Perry Zurn and Andrew Dîts; they have been supportîve and excîted about my work rom the moment I met them and earnîng rom them has been a true peasure. Ken Wîssoker beîeved în thîs project rom the begînnîng and guîded me through the edîtîng process so that my memorîes o finîshîng are u o grace and ease. Eîzabeth Aut was there or a my questîons and concerns; I’m thanku or her kîndness and encouragement. I’m aso deepy grateu and îndebted to two anonymous revîewers or theîr care, însîght, concerns, questîons, and enthusîasm. Susan Abury guîded the book through copy edîtîng and productîon and the copy edîtîng o Judîth Hoover was a joy to work wîth. The artîst Henry Schneîderman created the îndex. My twîn sîster, Mîchee, cheered and capped and chanted me on every step o the way. We have been together sînce beore our first breath—I hope some o that breath comes through here. My parents, Mîchae and Marcîa, were aways there wîth questîons, support, and encouragement even when I coud ony eave them conused. I hope the book îves up to
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