… , for instance, that Butlers’ work has been highly influential in feminist and queer theory, cultural
… Gender binarism subversion in and through the example of homosexuality is problematic …

… Her theories are clarified in Bodies that Matter where Butler emphasizes the Derridean and
Austinian underpinnings of performativity that are as yet only implicit in Gender Trouble.“If the …

… ” that the loss of Black life is simply not as worrisome or grievable as the loss of white life (…
as imported without proper papers into the body politic, at which point it is considered that …

… notion of agency in Judith Butler’s work. Its central claim is that her political philosophy revolves
… In the Introduction to Gender Trouble Butler clearly states that in this text and elsewhere, …

… He observes that “democracy is like life”:22 it is not only a form of political government but, …
have in Judith's philosophical and political work as a whole, beginning with Gender Trouble. …

… the fields of gender theory, critical theory, philosophy, ethics, and politics and the recipient …
keep inquiry open, even when the topics are disturbing or enraging to the public. At the same …

… politics that seeks to organize society in accordance with ontology. Among the many voices
taking up this position, Judith Butler’… The issue with political theories rooted in ontology is not …

… of desire, embarks at about the same time on LGBTQ politics, I understood there to be a link.
… early theory of gender. I do not think you will find citational evidence in Gender Trouble to …

… Such an idea of consensus and democracy, Zappino continues, might be problematic if we
… is informed by transgender politics and queer theory and politics. Further explanation of the …