The Force of Nonviolence: An Ethico-Political Bind

The book "Nonviolence: An Ethical Position" by Judith Butler is a groundbreaking work that challenges traditional understandings of nonviolence as a passive practice.

Butler argues that nonviolence is not just an individual ethical relation to existing forms of power, but rather an ethical position found in the midst of the political field.

She draws upon Foucault, Fanon, Freud, and Benjamin to consider how the interdiction against violence fails to include lives regarded as ungrievable, and tracks how violence is often attributed to those who are most severely exposed to its lethal effects.

This book will be of great interest to scholars and activists working towards social transformation, and will challenge readers to reframe the grievability of lives in light of the political and psychosocial dimensions of violence.