| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) |
| Series |
Live theory |
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Live theory
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| Contents |
Precarious foundations--subjects of desire : Hegelian reflections in twentieth-century France -- Gender, sexuality, performance--gender trouble : feminism and the subversion of identity -- Gender, sexuality, performance--bodies that matter : on the discursive limits of "sex" -- Language, power, performativity--bodies that matter : on the discursive limits of "sex" -- Language, power, performativity--excitable speech : a politics of the performative -- Identity and politics--the psychic life of power : theories of subjection. Undoing gender -- Butler on others--others on Butler -- Butler live |
| Summary |
An introductory guide to the work of Judith Butler, a major contemporary theorist, this title includes a new interview with Butler. "Judith Butler: Live Theory" is an invaluable introduction to the work of this key contemporary theorist, guiding the student through the most complex ideas of one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary culture. Concise, accessible and comprehensive, the book explores and illuminates Butler's important and ongoing contributions to gender theory, offers new insights into the central themes of her work, and considers the extent of her impact on h |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-179) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Butler, Judith, 1956- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Butler Judith -- Soziologie
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Butler, Judith, 1956- fast |
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Butler, Judith. swd |
| Subject |
Feminist theory.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory.
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Feminist theory
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Soziologie
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Filosofische antropologie.
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Sekseverschillen.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006283743 |
| ISBN |
9781441162793 |
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1441162798 |
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128320665X |
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9781283206655 |
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1472545680 |
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9781472545688 |
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9786613206657 |
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6613206652 |
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9781441130624 |
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1441130624 |
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