Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
1 Introduction Some Nobody Cook's Daughter Ancillary Justice: An Overview Who Is Ann Leckie? Critical Perspectives The Problem of Empire References 2 "She Was Probably Male" Gender and Coloniality Gender, Sex, and Pronouns An Agender Perspective The Universal She? Pronouns and Coloniality References 3 "Luxury Always Comes at Someone Else's Expense" Empire, Economics, and Addiction Imperial Allegories Buffer Zones and Homeland Security Garsedd: The Radchaai Vietnam Economic Addiction and Imperial Expansion Permanent Unevenness Imperialism and Addiction References4 "You Are If I Say You Are" Race, Citizenship, and Imperial Personhood Race and Empire Dinner Table Racism Cultural Racism Not Quite Human Enough Citizenship and Personhood Imperial Sovereignty The Politics of Recognition References 5 "Save It for When It'll Make a Difference" Cynical Reason and Revolutionary Agency Cynical Reason Revolutionary Snap Currents of Agency Cascades of Affect Everything Makes a Difference Tipping Points and Dynamic Tensions Reactionary Snap Love and Truth References 6 "Doing Something Is Always Better than Doing Nothing" A Short Interview with Ann Leckie