An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (The Macat Library)

Butler's 1990 work shook the foundations of feminist theory and changed the conversation about gender. While many thinkers already accepted that "gender" was a category constructed by society defined by one's genitalia, Butler went further and argued that gender is performative--it exists only in the acts that express it. Society determines that wearing makeup is "feminine"--but some men wear makeup. Are they "women"? Following Butler's argument, they are if they say they are. Butler frees gender from the age-old binary construct and demonstrates that it is indefinable, at least by society. Her approach gives each of us the power to define our gender.

Author: Tim Smith-Laing

Publisher: Macat Library

Publication Date: Jul 15, 2017

Number of Pages: 104 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1912127768

ISBN-13: 9781912127764