Transgender Creeks and the Three Figures of Power in Late Liberalism | differences | Duke University Press

elizabeth a. povinelli is Franz Boas Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at Columbia University. Her research and writing is a critical reflection of the conditions of power in late liberalism. Her writings include The Economies of Abandonment (2011), The Empire of Love (2006), and The Cunning of Recognition (2002), all published with Duke University Press. She is also the director of two short films: When the Dogs Talked (2014), as part of Karrabing Film Collective, and Karrabing: Low Tide Turning (2012), codirected with Liza Johnson. Elizabeth A. Povinelli; Transgender Creeks and the Three Figures of Power in Late Liberalism. differences 1 May 2015; 26 (1): 168–187. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/10407391-2880645 Download citation file: This essay examines the relevance of the concept of biopower and its four seminal figures (the hysterical woman, the Malthusian couple, the masturbating child, and the perverse adult) to our understanding of current formations of late liberal p

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