Butler Matters
Subtitle: Judith Butler's Impact on Feminist and Queer Studies
Contributors: Margaret Sonser Breen (Editor); Warren J. Blumenfeld (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: January 19, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780754638858
Subjects: Gender studies; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Feminist; Literary Criticism; Sociology; Butler, Judith; Feminist theory; Gender identity; Language and sex; Sex role
Description: "Since the 1990 publication of Gender Trouble, Judith Butler has had a profound influence on how we understand gender and sexuality, corporeal politics, and political action both within and outside the academy. This collection, which considers not only Gender Trouble but also Bodies That Matter, Excitable Speech, and The Psychic Life of Power, attests to the enormous impact Butler's work has had across disciplines. In analyzing Butler's theories, the contributors demonstrate their relevance to a wide range of topics and fields, including activism, archaeology, film, literature, pedagogy, and theory. Included is a two-part interview with Judith Butler herself, in which she responds to questions about queer theory, the relationship between her work and that of other gender theorists, and the political impact of her ideas."--Jacket.