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Bodies That Matter

On the Discursive Limits of Sex

  • Hardback
  • 256 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • 14 x 22.3 x 1.7 cm

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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.
Bodies That Matter and Recognition and Ambivalence
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  • Title

    Bodies That Matter

  • Author

    Judith Butler (university Of California, Berkeley, Usa)

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis Ltd

  • Published

    May 2015

  • Weight

    445g

  • Page Count

    256

  • Dimensions

    14 x 22.3 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781138834767

  • ISBN-10

    1138834769

  • Eden Code

    4592938

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