Bonnie Honig: A Feminist Theory of Refusal
Critical Cultural Theory Colloquium: Discussion of Bonnie Honig: A Feminist Theory of Refusal (2021) | To prepare for Honig’s stay with us as the Spinoza Chair 2026, we discuss her book on the politics of refusal as transformation. | 15 January 2026, 14-16h | Faculteitskamer 2 (Philosophy Department, Oude Turfmarkt 141-145)
All welcome, no registration needed. Contact: Stefan Niklas, s.niklas@uva.nl | The electronic version of the book is accessible through the University Library.
Event details of
Bonnie Honig: A Feminist Theory of Refusal
- Date
- 15 January 2026
- Time
- 14:00 -16:00
Bonnie Honig (Professor of Modern Culture and Media as well as Political Science at Brown University) will be the Spinoza Chair 2026. Her many publications on questions of democracy, feminism, law, and art include books like Antigone, Interrupted, the widely received Public Things: Democracy in Despair, or A Feminist Theory of Refusal. To prepare for Honig’s stay with us as the Spinoza Chair in April and May 2026, we will discuss her latter book on the politics of refusal as transformation.
Links to the Spinoza lectures:
The Accidental Ordinary: Language Politics, Metamorphosis I
The Accidental Ordinary: Language Politics, Metamorphosis II