A Macat Analysis of Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble By: Tim Smith Laing

Author: Tim Smith-Laing
Narrated by: Macat.com

Philosopher Judith Butler’s 1990 work, Gender Trouble, shook the foundations of feminist theory and changed the conversation about gender.

While many thinkers already accepted that “gender” was a category constructed by society rather than defined by one’s genitalia, Butler went further and argued that gender is performative – it exists only in the acts that express it. Society determines that wearing makeup is “feminine” – but some men wear makeup. Are they “women”? Following Butler’s argument, they are if they say they are. Butler frees gender from the age-old binary construct and demonstrates that it is indefinable, at least by society. Butler’s approach gives each of us the power to define our gender.

A quarter century after its publication, Gender Trouble continues to be hugely influential in the field of feminism. Crucially important to the postmodern and poststructuralist strands of the field, it is also credited as being a foundational text in queer theory.

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 Title: A Macat Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble
 Author: Tim Smith-Laing
 Read By: Macat.com
 Copyright: 2016
 Audiobook Copyright: 2016
 Genre: Audiobook
 Publisher: Macat International Limited.
 Duration: 1 hours, 41 minutes, 19 seconds
 Chapters: 15
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Philosopher Judith Butler's 1990 work, 
Gender Trouble, shook the foundations of feminist theory and changed the conversation about gender. While many thinkers already accepted that "gender" was a category constructed by society rather than defined by one's genitalia, Butler went further and argued that gender is performative - it exists only in the acts that express it. Society determines that wearing makeup is "feminine" - but some men wear makeup. Are they "women"?

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