Sara Ahmed visits the Whitworth to explore the power and solace of listening and complaining in an unjust world, building on the success of The Feminist Killjoy Handbook.
Through testimonies from diverse experiences, Ahmed reveals how institutions exercise power, how complaints illuminate systemic dynamics, and how collective action can create social bonds.
She will be joined by Dr (Sen) Raj, Reader in Human Rights Law at Manchester Law School, Manchester Metropolitan University, for a discussion titled Is Not a Lonely Utterance: The Art and Activism of Complaining. Copies of Ahmed’s latest book will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Sara Ahmed is an independent feminist scholar whose work spans feminist, queer and race studies, examining how power shapes bodies and institutions. Dr Senthorun (Sen) Raj is a queer Tamil critical legal scholar focused on emotion, culture, and justice, and is the author and editor of multiple books on LGBT rights, law, and queer jurisprudence.
