Abstract:
The purpose of the study is to interpret antimilitarism and conscientious objection by queer perspective. Michel Foucault’s approach to power, subjectivity and sexuality has an impact on appearing of queer theory. In this context, militarism is addressed as an instrument that is used by bio-power in the process of individual subjectivation through Foucault’s conceptualisation regarding power. Antimilitarism is defined as a resistance position against subjectivation technologies of power. Queer analyses shaped through the theory’s approach to sexuality provide opportunity to interpret conscientious objection, a form of antimilitarist action, in the context of resistance by referring resistance potentials intrinsic to subjectivation. In this study, in line with these potentials, by emphasising the connections between Ernesto Laclau’s theory of hegemony and Judith Butler’s performative theory, firstly antimilitarist movement is explained in the context of “counter hegemonic struggle”, and later on the practice of conscientious objection is interpreted as a type of performative action with its characteristics pointing out queer subjectivity position. The underlying reason behind this study is to detect the types of perception, and the styles of action that may enable the queerization of antimilitarist movement, and the practice of conscientious objection. Key words: Queer, Antimilitarism, Conscientious Objection, Subjectivity, Performativity
