Butler, Judith /

This article considers how qualitative researchers and scholars might apply American scholar Judith Butler's theory of performativity, especially in relation to exploring affect and vulnerability, in order to develop methodological practices for critical and postqualitative research. Anyone who...

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Main Author: Zembylas, Michalinos
Other Authors: Atkinson, Paul, 1947- (Editor), Delamont, Sara, 1947- (Editor), Cernat, Alexandru (Editor), Sakshaug, Joseph W. (Editor), Williams, Richard A., active 2020 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2020.
Series:Feminist methods.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This article considers how qualitative researchers and scholars might apply American scholar Judith Butler's theory of performativity, especially in relation to exploring affect and vulnerability, in order to develop methodological practices for critical and postqualitative research. Anyone who wants to consider Butler's ideas in relation to methods, however, must first understand some of her theoretical ideas; therefore, this article first addresses these, while the second half of the article focuses on the methodical implications of her ideas. Butler's theoretical contributions are vast and expand across many issues: performativity, gender, sex, sexuality, queerness, feminism, bodies, political speech, and ethics. This article turns in particular to her ideas about performativity, affect, and vulnerability and discusses the methodological implications for qualitative research, especially in relation to outlining a critical ...
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781529745115
152974511X
9781526421036
1526421038