Judith Butler: Live Theory
About this book
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 how the discipline of gender studies has been shaped. In particular, the book considers Butler's intellectual work in relation to issues of sexuality and performance, identity and politics, language and power - themes central to Butler's thought and writing. Vicki Kirby locates Butler in the context of contemporary theorists and thinkers and the book includes a new interview with Butler herself, in which she discusses the key themes in her work as well as future writing plans. Offering a stimulating and clear account of the work and thought of this inspiring figure, Judith Butler: Live Theory is a key resource for anyone studying this pioneering thinker within the context of sociology, cultural studies, literary criticism, feminism and philosophy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Precarious Foundations – Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France
- 2 Gender, Sexuality, Performance – Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
- 3 Gender, Sexuality, Performance – Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex"
- 4 Language, Power, Performativity — Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex"
- 5 Language, Power, Performativity – Excitable Speech: A Politics of the Performative
- 6 Identity and Politics – The Psychic Life of Power: Theories of Subjection. Undoing Gender
- 7 Butler on Others – Others on Butler
- 8 Butler Live
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index