Judith Butler: Debt, Guilt, Responsibility, Obligation
In this virtual talk titled “Debt, Guilt, Responsibility, Obligation,” feminist scholar Judith Butler will consider how best to de-link debt and guilt in the context of the intensification of student debt in recent years and the movement in favor of debt forgiveness. The argument will seek to show that public obligations to either free or affordable education rely upon a notion of the public good that severs debt from guilt.