Title: Gender Trouble
Subtitle: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
First published: 1990
Description: One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble is as celebrated as it is controversial.

Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural, 'essential' notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, Butler starts by questioning the category 'woman' and continues in this vein with examinations of 'the masculine' and 'the feminine'. Best known however, but also most often misinterpreted, is Butler's concept of gender as a reiterated social performance rather than the expression of a prior reality.

Thrilling and provocative, few other academic works have roused passions to the same extent.
Subjects: Feminist theory, Femininity, Sex role, Sex differences (Psychology), Identity (Psychology), Geschlechtsidentität, Vrouwelijkheid, Théorie féministe, Sekseverschillen, Zelfbeeld, Féminité, Feminismus, Geschlechterrolle, Rôle selon le sexe, Identité (Psychologie), Feminisme, Différences entre sexes (Psychologie), Sekserol, Feminism, LGBTQ, Queer, Queer theory, LGBTQ queer theory, LITERARY CRITICISM, Women Authors, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Sexuelle Identita#x1A;t, Sexuelle Identität, Feminist teori, Cinsiyet rolü, Cinsel farklılıklar (Psikoloji), Kimlik (Psikoloji), Kadınlık, Identiteit, Gender identity--philosophy
LC classification: HQ1154 .B88 1990