Judith Butler and Political Theory : Troubling Politics

Over the past twenty-five years the work of Judith Butler has had an extraordinary impact on numerous disciplines and interdisciplinary projects across the humanities and social sciences. This original study is the first to take a thematic approach to Butler as a political thinker. Starting with an explanation of her terms of analysis, __Judith Butler and Political Theory__ develops Butler’s theory of the political through an exploration of her politics of troubling given categories and approaches. By developing concepts such as normative violence and subversion and by elaborating her critique of heteronormativity, this book moves deftly between Butler’s earliest and most famous writings on gender and her more recent interventions in post-9/11 politics. This book, along with its companion volume, __Judith Butler's Precarious Politics__, marks an intellectual event for political theory, with major implications for feminism, women’s studies, gender studies, cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, queer theory and anyone with a critical interest in contemporary American ‘great power’ politics.

Over the past twenty-five years the work of Judith Butler has had an extraordinary impact on numerous disciplines and interdisciplinary projects across the humanities and social sciences. This original study is the first to take a thematic approach to Butler as a political thinker. Starting with an explanation of her terms of analysis, Judith Butler and Political Theory develops Butler’s theory of the political through an exploration of her politics of troubling given categories and approaches. By developing concepts such as normative violence and subversion and by elaborating her critique of heteronormativity, this book moves deftly between Butler’s earliest and most famous writings on gender and her more recent interventions in post-9/11 politics.

This book, along with its companion volume, Judith Butler's Precarious Politics, marks an intellectual event for political theory, with major implications for feminism, women’s studies, gender studies, cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, queer theory and anyone with a critical interest in contemporary American ‘great power’ politics.

Over the past twenty-five years the work of Judith Butler has had an extraordinary impact on numerous disciplines and interdisciplinary projects across the humanities and social sciences. This original study is the first to take a thematic approach to Butler as a political thinker. Starting with an explanation of her terms of analysis, Judith Butler and Political Theory develops Butler’s theory of the political through an exploration of her politics of troubling given categories and approaches. By developing concepts such as normative violence and subversion and by elaborating her critique of heteronormativity, this book moves deftly between Butler’s earliest and most famous writings on gender and her more recent interventions in post-9/11 politics.

This book, along with its companion volume, Judith Butler's Precarious Politics, marks an intellectual event for political theory, with major implications for feminism, women’s studies, gender studies, cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, queer theory and anyone with a critical interest in contemporary American ‘great power’ politics.

Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 Introduction: Troubling politics......Page 12 Part I: Terms of political analysis......Page 26 1 Power/sex/gender......Page 28 2 Performativitity/citationality/repetition......Page 45 3 The body......Page 62 Part II: Theories of the political......Page 84 4 Normative violence......Page 86 5 Political ontology......Page 103 Part III: The politics of heteronormativity......Page 130 6 Kinship trouble......Page 132 7 Subversion......Page 148 8 Reflections......Page 169 Notes......Page 175 Bibliography......Page 185 Index......Page 194 Taking A Thematic Approach To Butler As A Political Thinker, This Text Develops Butler's Theory Of The Political Through An Exploration Of Her Politics Of Troubling. Introduction -- Power/sex/gender -- Performativity/citationality -- The Body -- Normative Violence -- Political Ontology -- Kinship Trouble -- Subversion -- Reflections. Samuel A. Chambers And Terrell Carver. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [164]-182) And Index. Judith Butler has been arguably the most significant gender theorist over the years. Moving from philosophical issues to institutional implications, particularly in terms of a vision of democracy as a political practice, this book explores her overtly politicizing interventions in contemporary world politics. Political Theory of Judith Butler proceeds thematically to introduce Butler's basic terms and conceptions before leading the reader through her substantive contributions