“But think of this: those of us who arrive in an academy that was not shaped by or for us bring knowledges, as well as worlds, that otherwise would not be here. Think of this: how we learn about worlds… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Feminist consciousness can be thought of as consciousness of the violence and power concealed under the languages of civility, happiness, and love, rather than… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“If we start close to home, we open ourselves out. I will try to show how, in making sense of things that happen, we… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Where we find happiness teaches us what we value rather than simply what is of value.” — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Let's take the figure of the feminist killjoy seriously. One feminist project could be to give the killjoy back her voice. Whilst hearing feminists… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“When you expose a problem you pose a problem. It might then be assumed that the problem would go away if you would just… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“But think of this: those of us who arrive in an academy that was not shaped by or for us bring knowledges, as well… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“To live a feminist life is to make everything into something that is questionable. The question of how to live a feminist life is… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“I think of feminism as poetry; we hear histories in words; we reassemble histories by putting them into words.” — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Queer and feminist worlds are built through the effort to support those who are not supported because of who they are, what they want,… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“To be a feminist at work is or should be about how we challenge ordinary and everyday sexism, including academic sexism. This is not… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
“By using the idea of sweaty concepts, I am also trying to show how descriptive work is conceptual work. A concept is worldly, but… — Sara Ahmed Copy Share Image
