Gender trouble : feminism and the subversion of identity /

Since its initial publication in 1990, this book has become a key work of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture. This is the text where the author began to advance the ideas that would g...

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Main Author: Butler, Judith, 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2006.
Series:Routledge classics.
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Summary:Since its initial publication in 1990, this book has become a key work of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture. This is the text where the author began to advance the ideas that would go on to take life as "performativity theory," as well as some of the first articulations of the possibility for subversive gender practices. Overall, this book offers a powerful critique of heteronormativity and of the function of gender in the modern world.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xxxvi, 236 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228) and index.
ISBN:0415389550
9780415389556
9780203824979
0203824970
9781138236363
1138236365
0203902750
9780203902752