Gender Trouble

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236 pages

English language

Published Nov. 14, 2006

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978-0-415-38955-6
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3 stars (1 review)

Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990; second edition 1999) is a book by the philosopher Judith Butler in which the author argues that gender is a kind of improvised performance. The work is influential in feminism, women's studies, and lesbian and gay studies and has also enjoyed widespread popularity outside traditional academic circles. Butler's ideas about gender came to be seen as foundational to queer theory and the advancing of dissident sexual practices during the 1990s.

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reviewed Gender Trouble by Judith Butler

An Intriguing But Anachronistic Philosophical Exploration

3 stars

This is a very down-the-rabbit-hole examination of the essence of gender in the Western world prior to the 21st century, for better and for worse. I appreciated the critique of the subject, but the reductive arguments and the constant referrals to Freud's long discredited theories significantly detract from the rest of the book. Still, the ideas put forth here are important to consider as a foundation for gender studies.

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