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Judith Butler sends solidarity message to LGBTI+ community in Turkey

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Judith Butler sends solidarity message to LGBTI+ community in Turkey

"We are struggling, all of us, for a world in which our lives can neither be bargained away nor simply annihilated. But if you speak this way, speaking brings you into peril. If you gather, as is your right, you are accused of domestic terrorism," said the philosopher.

Butler, Korur Fincancı to offer open courses at Boğaziçi University

Butler, Korur Fincancı to offer open courses at Boğaziçi University

US philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Central Council Chair Şebnem Korur Fincancı will give online courses to Boğaziçi University students amid ongoing protests against the appointed rector.

23 February 2021

3,317 academics from around the world call on Turkey to respect university autonomy

SOLIDARITY WITH BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY

3,317 academics from around the world call on Turkey to respect university autonomy

3,317 academics, thinkers and writers from around the world have released a joint statement condemning the actions against the Boğaziçi University students and calling on the appointed rector to resign.

4 February 2021

Call from Judith Butler for Solidarity with Academics for Peace

Call from Judith Butler for Solidarity with Academics for Peace

In the article they have written for The Guardian, academic Judith Butler and Başak Ertür have made a call for solidarity with “Academics for Peace”.

19 December 2017