Andy reviewed Precarious Life by Judith Butler
Review of 'Precarious Life' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
One of the reviews on the back of this book describes it as one of Butler's most accessible. I agree.
It was an easy and relatively quick read with a lot of insight into the "War on Terror," in the U.S., Middle East, and Guantanamo Bay. I especially liked the middle (and longest) essay for its explanation of a lot of Foucault's ideas around sovereignty and governmentality, set around the case study of indefinite detention.
The book didn't contain as much about "precarity" as I was hoping. It's an intriguing concept on its own and I didn't really feel like the book's title fit, except kind of in the last essay.
I'm looking forward to reading Frames of War!
