Butler's Sophisticated Constructivism: A Critical Assessment

Butler's Sophisticated Constructivism: A Critical Assessment

This paper aims to investigate whether and in what respects the conceptions of the body and of agency that Judith Butler develops in Bodies That Matter are useful contributions to feminist theory. The discussion focuses on the clarification and critical assessment of the arguments Butler presents to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hypatia 1999-07, Vol.14 (3), p.17-38
1. Verfasser: VASTERLING, VERONICA
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African Americans
Black literature
Butler, Judith
Causality
Constructivism
Epistemology
Feminism
Feminist Theory
Hegemony
Human Body
Language
Linguistics
Literature
Monism
Nonfiction
Psyche
Radicalism
Reality
Religion
Sexuality
Signification
Theoretical Problems
Theory
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Zusammenfassung:This paper aims to investigate whether and in what respects the conceptions of the body and of agency that Judith Butler develops in Bodies That Matter are useful contributions to feminist theory. The discussion focuses on the clarification and critical assessment of the arguments Butler presents to refute the charges of linguistic monism and determinism.
ISSN:0887-5367
1527-2001
DOI:10.1111/j.1527-2001.1999.tb01050.x