Bodies that matter : on the discursive limits of "sex"

By:

Butler, Judith

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Routledge 2011.Subject(s):

Feminist theory. Sex role -- Philosophy. Sex differences (Psychology) Sexual orientation -- Philosophy. Identity (Psychology) Femininity. PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality

DDC classification:

306.701 BUT

Summary: 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.

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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.

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