商品簡介
Kirby (sociology and anthropology, U. of New South Wales, Australia) explores the writings of American post-structuralist philosopher Judith Butler (UC- Berkeley), whose work spans philosophy and contemporary theory as well as political commentary and popular culture. The author examines several important themes--gender, sexuality, and performance; language, power, performativity; and identity and politics--in a selection of Butler's works: Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France, Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex", Excitable Speech: A Politics of the Performative, and The Psychic Life of Power: Theories of Subjection. Undoing Gender. Also included is a discussion of Butler commenting on other scholars and critics, and others commenting on Butler, and an interview of Butler conducted by Kirby. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Vicki Kirby is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
