Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex - Judith Butler

Category: Misc. Non-fiction, Political
Language: English
Keywords: Academic Essays Feminism Gender Gender Studies Philosophy Queer Sexuality Sociology

Written by Judith Butler
Read by Kelly Burke
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
Release date: 06-09-26

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. Butler argues that power operates to constrain sex from the start, delimiting what counts as a viable sex. She clarifies the notion of “performativity” introduced in Gender Trouble and via bold readings of Plato, Irigaray, Lacan, and Freud explores the meaning of a citational politics. She also draws on documentary and literature with compelling interpretations of the film Paris is Burning, Nella Larsen’s Passing, and short stories by Willa Cather.