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An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (The Macat Library)
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9781912127764
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9781912127764
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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 |
An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (The Macat Library)
$11.64
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 |
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