Bodies That Matter

On the Discursive Limits of Sex

By:

Judith Butler

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Hardback

Series:

Routledge Classics

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In Bodies That Matter, renowned theorist and philosopher Judith Butler argues that theories of gender need to return to the most material dimension of sex and sexuality: the body. Butler offers a brilliant reworking of the body, examining how the power of heterosexual hegemony forms the "matter" of bodies, sex, and gender. Butler argues that power operates to constrain sex from the start, delimiting what counts as a viable sex. She clarifies the notion of "performativity" introduced in Gender Trouble and via bold readings of Plato, Irigaray, Lacan, and Freud explores the meaning of a citational politics. She also draws on documentary and literature with compelling interpretations of the film Paris is Burning, Nella Larsen's Passing, and short stories by Willa Cather.

Author Biography:

Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature and the Co-director of the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley. She is presently the recipient of the Andrew Mellon Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in the Humanities.

Release date Australia

May 21st, 2015

Author

Judith Butler

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

226

Series

Routledge Classics

Dimensions

138x216x16

ISBN-13

9781138834767

Product ID

22618682

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