Feral Citizenship as Method and Feral Citizen as Guide

Abstract

One of the most apparent political struggles in pluralist democracies has become the creation of common “we” spaces among diverse and tension-filled groups filled with individuals with multiple identities and affiliations. Over the past few decades, feminist and postcolonial theorists have taken on this struggle and made the issue of difference and antagonism within “we” spaces central to the development of their respective, often cross-fertilizing theories.¹ Difference is now recognized by many not as a problem to deal with or solve but rather as a key attribute of the “we” space itself. The manner in which this newfound foundation ought to be addressed, dealt with, or celebrated by those wishing to weave together individuality and collectivity is the focus of this chapter.