Below is the text of a lecture I gave for a symposium Feminist, Queer Translation, Affect and Decoloniality on February 28th 2025, University of Birmingham. It is lightly edited for clarity, with s…| feministkilljoys
A killjoy’s answer is an answer to these questions: why another book on complaint? Why another trade book? Why another handbook? A Complainer’s Handbook is currently in the process of b…| feministkilljoys
Common sense tends to be understood in a commonsensical way at least by those who appeal to it. We typically hear of common sense as what we have lost or what we need to resolve a conflict or dispu…| feministkilljoys
In today’s lecture, I will reflect back on my project on complaint, and in particular, my method of listening to complaint, listening as learning about violence. I was inspired to do this research…| feministkilljoys