{"product_id":"judith-butler-9780745626123","title":"Judith Butler","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides both a clear exposition and an original critique of Butlers work. It examines her core ideas, traces the development of her thought from her first book to her most recent work, assessing Butlers engagement with other key philosophies, as well as addressing the nature and impact of Butlers writing on feminist theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An original and engaging overview of Butler's body of work.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustralian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"For students and faculty struggling to understand Judith Butler, I strongly recommend this book. Lloyd proves to be a reliable guide who is not afraid to engage critically with Butler’s gender theory and politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven Seidman, \u003ci\u003eUniversity at Albany, State University of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Moya Lloyd’s careful reading of the work of Judith Butler is a gift of scholarly generosity. With insight and precision, Lloyd sets out the themes, questions and contexts driving Butler’s philosophy. This important book will benefit beginning and advanced readers of Butler as it traces the deep connections between the body, language, ethics and politics extending throughout her thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJodi Dean, \u003ci\u003eHobart and William Smith Colleges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeminism, identity and difference 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom homosexual to gay and lesbian to queer 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe influence of poststructuralism 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHegel and desiring subjects 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Rethinking Sex and Gender 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe trouble with women 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeminism and the sex\/gender debate 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDenaturalizing sex and gender 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural intelligibility – contesting heteronormativity 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom phenomenology to performativity 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerforming gender 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen in\/and feminism 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Towards a Subversive Gender Politics 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom parody to politics 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubversive gender politics 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformativity and subversion 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree will versus determinism 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter iterability 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ambivalence of drag 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe matter of bodies 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoliticizing abjection – making bodies matter 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Psychoanalysis and the Gendered Subject 78\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e and psychoanalysis 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRubin and 'The Traffic in Women' 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreud and Oedipus 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMelancholic gender identifi cations 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMelancholia and performativity 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLacan and Oedipus 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssuming sex 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocating resistance 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinship matters 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychic subjectivity 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassionate attachment and primary dependency 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResisting Butler 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 'Talking Back' – Resignifi cation and Politics 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWords that Wound\u003c\/i\u003e 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe force of the performative 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpposing sovereign performatives 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA linguistic account of subjectivity 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinguistic subjectivity and responsibility 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevisiting agency – politics and resignifi cation 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst the state 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 What Makes for a Liveable Life? 134\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNormative violence and questions of liveability 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporeal vulnerability 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMourning and grief 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions of recognition 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat's wrong with 'desiring the state's desire'? 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe politics of radical democracy 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural translation 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 197\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865703952727,"sku":"9780745626123","price":22.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745626123.jpg?v=1722275183","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/judith-butler-9780745626123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}