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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex"

by Judith Butler

The body as a question of power

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The body as a question of power

Judith Butler brings the body into debates about gender, sex, and sexuality, asking how these categories become understood as material realities. The book examines the role of heterosexual hegemony in shaping what counts as a body and how sex and gender are given meaning. Its subject is the relationship between physical embodiment and the frameworks through which bodies are interpreted, placing it within critical theory and philosophy.

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  • Readers studying gender theory, sexuality, or critical theory
  • Those interested in philosophical approaches to the body and embodiment

Themes

Gender and sexualityThe body and materialityHeterosexual hegemonyPower and meaning

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Book overview

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.

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