{"title":"Elsa Dorlin","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the profound and thought-provoking works of Elsa Dorlin, a distinguished philosopher whose insightful contributions delve into the realms of philosophy and psychology. Dorlin's intriguing exploration of self-defence and its wider implications on identity and power dynamics captivates readers who seek to understand the underlying forces shaping society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer book \u003cem\u003eSelf-Defense\u003c\/em\u003e stands out as a critical examination of the historical and cultural contexts of self-defence, offering a compelling narrative that challenges conventional perspectives. Dorlin's works are indispensable for those interested in the intersections of gender, race, and the exercise of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngage with Elsa Dorlin's profound ideas and let her analytical acumen guide you through an exploration of resistance, empowerment, and the philosophical questions that define human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"self-defense-by-elsa-dorlin-9781839761058","title":"Self-Defense","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs violent self-defence ethical? In the history of colonialism, racism, sexism, and capitalism, there has long been a dividing line between bodies \"worthy of defending\" and those who have been disarmed and rendered defenceless. In 1685, for example, France's infamous \"Code Noir\" forbade slaves from carrying weapons, under penalty of the whip. In nineteenth-century Algeria, the colonial state outlawed the use of arms by Algerians, but granted French settlers the right to bear arms. Today, some lives are seen to be worth so little that Black teenagers can be shot in the back for appearing \"threatening\" while their killers are understood, by the state, to be justified. That those subject to the most violence have been forcibly made defenceless raises, for any movement of liberation, the question of using violence in the interest of self-defence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere, philosopher Elsa Dorlin looks across the global history of the left—from slave revolts to the knitting women of the French Revolution and British suffragists' training in ju-jitsu, from the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising to the Black Panther Party, from queer neighbourhood patrols to Black Lives Matter—to trace the politics, philosophy, and ethics of self-defence. In this history, she finds a \"martial ethics of the self\": a practice in which violent self-defence is the only means for the oppressed to ensure survival and to build a liveable future. In this sparkling and provocative book, drawing on theorists from Thomas Hobbes to Fred Hampton, Frantz Fanon to Judith Butler, Michel Foucault to June Jordan, Dorlin has reworked the very idea of modern governance and political subjectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf-Defense\u003c\/em\u003e is translated from the French by Kieran Aarons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000738070764,"sku":"9781839761058","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/509613482843.jpg?v=1763301522"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/elsa-dorlin.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}