Bodies that matter : on the discursive limits of sex / Judith Butler.
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TextSeries: Routledge classicsPublication details: London : Routledge, 2011Description: 304 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780415610155 (pbk.) :; 041561015X (pbk.) :Subject(s): Feminist theory | Sex role -- Philosophy | Sex differences (Psychology) | Sexual orientation -- Philosophy | Identity (Psychology) | Femininity | SocietyDDC classification: 305.3 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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