Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity by Judith Butler (Englis

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Gender Trouble by Judith Butler With intellectual reference points that include Foucault and Freud, Wittig, Kristeva and Irigaray, this is one of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years and is perhaps the essential work of contemporary feminist thought. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butlers 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 Butlers 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. Notes Subtitled, Feminism & The Subversion Of Identity. A book as celebrated as it is controversial, now in its third edition. Back Cover One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butlers 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 Butlers 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. Author Biography Judith Butler Table of Contents Preface (1999) Preface (1990) 1. Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire I. Women as the Subject of Feminism II. The Compulsory Order of Sex/Gender/Desire III. Gender: The Circular Ruins of Contemporary Debate IV. Theorizing the Binary, the Unitary and Beyond V. Identity, Sex and the Metaphysics of Substance VI. Language, Power and the Strategies of Displacement 2. Prohibition, Psychoanalysis, and the Production of the Heterosexual Matrix I. Structuralisms Critical Exchange II. Lacan, Riviere, and the Strategies of Masquerade III. Freud and the Melancholia of Gender IV. Gender Complexity and the Limits of Identification V. Reformulating Prohibition as Power 3. Subversive Bodily Acts I. The Body Politics of Julia Kristeva II. Foucault, Herculine, and the Politics of Sexual Discontinuity III. Monique Wittig - Bodily Disintegration and Fictive Sex IV. Bodily Inscriptions, Performative Subversions Conclusion - From Parody to Politics Review Indispensable for feminist theory. - HypatiaAt times brilliant, always groundbreaking, Gender Trouble is bound to make some trouble of its own. - OutweekThe most authoritative attack to date on the "naturalness" of gender. This is a brilliant and innovative book. - Sandra Lee BartkyRereading this book, as well as reading it for the first time, reshapes the categories through which we experience and perform our lives and bodies. To be troubled in this way is an intellectual pleasure and a political necessity. - Donna Haraway Review Quote Rereading this book, as well as reading it for the first time, reshapes the categories through which we experience and perform our lives and bodies. To be troubled in this way is an intellectual pleasure and a political necessity.- Donna Haraway Details ISBN0415389550 Short Title GENDER TROUBLE Language English ISBN-10 0415389550 ISBN-13 9780415389556 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 305.3 Year 2006 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Illustrations black & white illustrations Subtitle Feminism and the Subversion of Identity DOI 10.1604/9780415389556 AU Release Date 2006-05-12 NZ Release Date 2006-05-12 UK Release Date 2006-05-12 Author Judith Butler Pages 272 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Routledge Classics Publication Date 2006-05-12 Alternative 9781138236363 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:2983147;

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