In this interview, Prof. Wendy Brown revisits her critique of tolerance as laid out in her book Regulating Aversion (2006). Her meticulous reply to each and every question clarifies both her position towards tolerance as well as the social and political context that needs to be taken into account when discussing identity-related issues. As she emphasizes, tolerance needs to be understood ‘as something that doesn't simply operate as a concept or an individual practice, but rather a discourse that carries power, the power to organize subjects and subjectivity’.

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The Dark Side of Tolerance: An Interview with Wendy Brown

  • Wendy Brown,
  • Mitja Sardoč

摘要

In this interview, Prof. Wendy Brown revisits her critique of tolerance as laid out in her book Regulating Aversion (2006). Her meticulous reply to each and every question clarifies both her position towards tolerance as well as the social and political context that needs to be taken into account when discussing identity-related issues. As she emphasizes, tolerance needs to be understood ‘as something that doesn't simply operate as a concept or an individual practice, but rather a discourse that carries power, the power to organize subjects and subjectivity’.