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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex 1st Edition

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Management number 209059424 Release Date 2026/03/29 List Price $36.00 Model Number 209059424
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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. Read more

ISBN10 041561015X
ISBN13 978-0415610155
Edition 1st
Language English
Publisher Routledge
Dimensions 5.43 x 0.58 x 8.5 inches
Item Weight 2.31 pounds
Print length 256 pages
Publication date April 4, 2011

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