Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex

Author:   Maxine Judith Butler
Publisher:   Routledge
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9781283103718


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   01 April 2011
Format:   Electronic book text
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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.

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Author:   Maxine Judith Butler
Publisher:   Routledge
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781283103718


ISBN 10:   1283103710
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   01 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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