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Sep 2019
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Sara Ahmed's "Differences that Matter" (...

DAVID GUIGNION
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I shift gears to explore Sara Ahmed's first book, "Differences that Matter." In this book, Ahmed points to the limitations of postmodern thought to account for those marginalized groups most often affected by structural inequalities. 
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