Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity is a foundational work of queer and feminist theory that challenges fixed notions of gender by introducing the concept of gender performativity.
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| Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity canonical | 1 |
| Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990) | 1 |
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Target entity: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Context triple: [Judith Butler, notableWork, Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity]
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Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence is Adrienne Rich’s influential feminist essay that critiques heterosexuality as a political institution and argues for the recognition of lesbian existence and resistance.
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Thalassa: A Theory of Genitality is a psychoanalytic work by Sándor Ferenczi that explores human sexuality and development through speculative biological and evolutionary perspectives.
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Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center is a foundational feminist text by bell hooks that critiques mainstream feminism’s focus on white, middle-class women and argues for a more inclusive, intersectional movement centered on the experiences of marginalized groups.
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Unruly Practices: Power, Discourse and Gender in Contemporary Social Theory
Unruly Practices: Power, Discourse and Gender in Contemporary Social Theory is a collection of essays by critical theorist Nancy Fraser that examines how power, discourse, and gender intersect in contemporary social and political theory.
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The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality is Michel Foucault’s multi-volume study that analyzes how power, knowledge, and discourse have shaped modern understandings and regulation of sex and sexuality.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Target entity description: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity is a foundational work of queer and feminist theory that challenges fixed notions of gender by introducing the concept of gender performativity.
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A.
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence is Adrienne Rich’s influential feminist essay that critiques heterosexuality as a political institution and argues for the recognition of lesbian existence and resistance.
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B.
Thalassa: A Theory of Genitality
Thalassa: A Theory of Genitality is a psychoanalytic work by Sándor Ferenczi that explores human sexuality and development through speculative biological and evolutionary perspectives.
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C.
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center is a foundational feminist text by bell hooks that critiques mainstream feminism’s focus on white, middle-class women and argues for a more inclusive, intersectional movement centered on the experiences of marginalized groups.
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D.
Unruly Practices: Power, Discourse and Gender in Contemporary Social Theory
Unruly Practices: Power, Discourse and Gender in Contemporary Social Theory is a collection of essays by critical theorist Nancy Fraser that examines how power, discourse, and gender intersect in contemporary social and political theory.
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E.
The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality is Michel Foucault’s multi-volume study that analyzes how power, knowledge, and discourse have shaped modern understandings and regulation of sex and sexuality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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feminist theory book ⓘ queer theory book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
humanities
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social theory ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
gender identity is constituted through repeated acts
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gender is performative rather than an innate essence ⓘ sex and gender are not strictly separable categories ⓘ |
| author | Judith Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | gender performativity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
essentialist feminism
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heteronormativity ⓘ identity politics ⓘ the category of woman as a stable subject ⓘ |
| field |
cultural studies
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feminist theory ⓘ gender studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1999 tenth-anniversary edition
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revised preface edition ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
LGBTQ+ studies
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contemporary feminist politics ⓘ theorization of identity and subjectivity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gayle Rubin
NERFINISHED
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J. L. Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Lacan NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Kristeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Luce Irigaray NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ Monique Wittig NERFINISHED ⓘ Simone de Beauvoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
feminism
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gender ⓘ gender performativity ⓘ identity ⓘ political theory ⓘ poststructuralism ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging fixed notions of gender identity
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foundational contribution to queer theory ⓘ popularizing the concept of gender performativity ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Routledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Description of subject: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity is a foundational work of queer and feminist theory that challenges fixed notions of gender by introducing the concept of gender performativity.
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Judith Butler
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990)