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Exhibition Detail Judith Butler, shannon jackson Social Works: Performing Art, Supporting Publics, Judith Butler in conversation with Shannon Jackson Performance Art Institute 575 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94102 April 28th, 2011 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

> QUICK FACTS

EVENT TYPE:

Other

WEBSITE:

http://theperformanceartinstitute.org

NEIGHBORHOOD:

Union Square/Civic Center

EMAIL:

heather@theperformanceartinstitute.org

PHONE:

(415) 501-0575

OPEN HOURS:

Wednesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00

SCHOOL ASSOCIATION:

UC Berkeley (University of California Berkeley)

TAGS:

performance

COST:

Free

> DESCRIPTION

Judith Butler (Maxine Elliot Professor of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley) and Shannon Jackson (Professor of Theater, Dance & Performance Studies and Rhetoric, UC Berkeley) will discuss issues raised by Jackson's new book Social Works: Performing Art, Supporting Publics (Routledge, 2011).

A welcome reception (5-5:30pm) will be followed by an informal public conversation between the speakers and with the audience (5:30-6:15pm). The reception will continue afterward (6:15-7pm), with copies of the book available for purchase and signing. All sales will benefit the Performance Art Institute.