Bibliograph

Gender trouble, feminism and the subversion of identity, Judith Butler

Type

Label

Gender trouble, feminism and the subversion of identity, Judith Butler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-216) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gender trouble

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

50506678

Responsibility statement

Judith Butler

Series statement

ProQuest Ebook Central

Sub title

feminism and the subversion of identity

Summary

One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butler's Gender Trouble is as celebrated as it is controversial. Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural, 'essential' notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, Butler starts by questioning the category 'woman' and continues in this vein with examinations of 'the masculine' and 'the feminine'. Best known however, but also most often misinterpreted, is Butler's concept of gender as a reiterated social performance rather than the expression of a prior reality. Thrilling and provocative, few other academic works have roused passions to the same extent.--, Provided by publisher

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