Understanding Judith Butler
- Anita Brady - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Tony Schirato - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Acknowledged as one of the most influential thinkers of modern times, an understanding of Judith Butler's work is ever more essential to an understanding of not just the landscape of cultural and critical theory, but of the world around us. Understanding Judith Butler, however, can be perceived as a complex and difficult undertaking.
It needn't be. Using contemporary and topical examples from the media, popular culture and everyday life, this lively and accessible introduction shows how the issues, concepts, and theories in Butler's work function as socio-cultural practices.
Giving due consideration to Butler's earlier and most recent work, and showing how her ideas on subjectivity, gender, sexuality and language overlap and interrelate, this book gives a better understanding not only of Butler's work, but of its applications to modern-day social and cultural practices and contexts.
A rather perfect textbook at the right level. It opens up issues of transgender very well and is critical in just the right tone. Much needed in media and cultural studies
Angela McRobbie
Goldsmiths, University of London
A major addition to broaden students' knowledge on language, gender and sexuality issues.
This is a very good introduction to the work of Judith Butler, which is of great importance to contemporary thinking, but also complex to make sense of, in its richness. I would recommend it as an introduction from which to begin exploring Butler's main contributions to philosophy and gender studies.
Excellent coverage of the range of Butler's work without too much dilution. Accessible for 3rd year UG students as well as Masters students.
This volume is an accessible and well-structured introduction to the complexities of Butler's work - I will add it to my list of supplementary reading for a third year undergraduate course on 'Theorizing Difference' for students on English Literature programmes.
A useful insight into Butler's theories, very accessible for students
The authors make it (as promised) indeed easier to understand Judith Butler. Thanks!
Well, this book make the students can adopt the idea of buttler with the simple process....great idea in small book....
Butler is such an important figure in post modernist /feminist research that I will certainly be recommending this book to students who are using either of those theoretical approaches in their work.
A clearly articulated and argued book of how to understand the complex writing of Judith Butler. I will definitely recommend the book for those who are studying post-modernism/feminism.
