A review by garberdog
State of Insecurity: Government of the Precarious by Isabell Lorey

4.0

A good, short introduction into thinking on precarity/precariousness from a feminist thinker. Lorey draws heavily from Judith Butler's work and European "precarious" politics. Features a clear, brief intro into Foucault's thinking on biopolitics. The text could be clearer at times, but the major concern is the real lack of racial/colonial analysis; however, this seems to be a more pervasive problem for thinking on precarity in general. Interesting take on our current political moment, but you could also still read Donna Haraway's still very relevant "Cyborg Manifesto" and get a similar, more fun to read analysis.