Absent-Presence and Political Presents

Abstract

This is a short introduction to this journal section on the work and life of Mary-Jo Nadeau. In this introduction, I ask what is our responsibility to the absent-presence of this remembrance and representation of Mary-Jo while we grapple with our grief and melancholic attachments. Ultimately, it is Mary-Jo’s exemplary integration of scholarship and activism that inspires the writings in this section.