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Can’t complain? An interview with Sara Ahmed

Paula Lacey talks to feminist scholar Sara Ahmed about institutional violence, complaint activism and the power of saying ‘no’

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Paula Lacey is a Red Pepper co-editor

Sara Ahmed is a feminist killjoy and author of books including Living a Feminist Life (DUP, 2017), COMPLAINT! (DUP, 2021) and No Is Not a Lonely Utterance (Penguin, 2025)

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