The point is not to stay marginal, but to participate in whatever network of marginal zones is spawned from other disciplinary centers and which, together, constitute a multiple displacement of those authorities.
Judith ButlerAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 24, 1956
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