The leading figure of queer theory, a globally influential voice in feminism and political thought, takes part in an EL PAÍS subscribers’ event

“We are witnessing the restoration of patriarchy, nationalism, racism, and capitalist individualism. It is the nostalgic fury of right-wing movements that want to return to an idealized past — one that perhaps never truly existed — and to reestablish hierarchical orders.” This is the “terrifying” panorama described by Judith Butler .

Butler, 69, spoke last Friday at the Reina Sofía Museum auditorium in Madrid with Joseba Elola, coordinator of EL PAÍS’s Ideas supplement, during a subscriber event marking the publication’s 10th anniversary. Butler was introduced by Julia Morandeira, Director of Studies at the Reina Sofía: “You have shown us tha

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