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José Muñoz: Queer Utopianism and Cruel Optimism

Looking at the photography of Mark Morrisroe, José Muñoz compares and contrasts queer utopianism with Lauren Berlant’s cruel optimism in this excerpt from the April 12, 2011 “Public Feelings Salon.” The salon featured a conversation with Lauren Berlant, José Muñoz, Ann Pellegrini and Tavia Nyong’o, moderated by Janet Jakobsen. Full-length video of the event is available here.

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