1)
In “Weariness: Dismembered Time, Colonialism, Pandemics,” Alia Al-Saji differentiates her
concept of “weariness” from the mainstream understanding of pandemic fatigue. Explain
this difference. How do colonialism and racism shape the experience of weariness [make
sure to define Al-Saji’s concept of weariness] – and how does this concept help us to
understand the colonial and racial past as emergent in contemporary experiences of illness
and pain? Finally, what does this concept allow us to think or do, with respect to ongoing
problems related to the racial and colonial duration of pain and illness?
2)
In “Grievability for the Living,” from What World Is This? A Pandemic Phenomenology, Judith
Butler reflects on the problem of grievability during the pandemic. Define the following
terms: grievability, ungrievability, and mourning. Explain how we mourn and who we mourn
and why. Critically evaluate Butler’s account and take a position in regard to it. [Note: It is
recommended to read more of What World Is This? A Pandemic Phenomenology to answer this
question]
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