Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity

Judith Butler

Routledge, 1999 - Social Science - 221 pages

Since its publication in 1990, Gender Trouble has become one of the key works of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture.

About the author

Judith Butler is Professor of Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. Among her books are Bodies That Matter and Excitable Speech, and Feminists Theorize the Political (coedited with Joan W. Scott), all available from Routledge.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity; Philosophy/Women's studies/Gender; Thinking gender
• Author: Judith Butler
• Edition: 2, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Routledge, 1999
• ISBN: 0415924995, 9780415924993
• Length: 221 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Gender Studies