Delusions of Choice: 3 questions with Lynne Segal

Is freedom of choice an illusion?

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Born in Australia, but now living in London, Lynne Segal is a socialist feminist academic, activist and author. Since 1999 she has been the Anniversary Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies at Birkbeck, University of London, and she has written and edited a number of books, including New Sexual Agendas (1997) and Slow Motion: changing masculinities, changing men (2007).

We spoke to her about the neoliberalism, gender and the delusions of choice.

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