Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex by Butler, Judith

Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781138834767)

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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex by Butler, Judith

Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex

$160.00
Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex by Butler, Judith

Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex

$160.00
Format: Hardcover
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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: Judith Butler
ISBN-10: 1138834769
ISBN-13: 9781138834767
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2014
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d
By Judith Butler
By Judith Butler
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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.

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