Judith Butler’s work has changed the way we think about sex, sexuality, gender and language. Her brilliant interrogations of identity categories have been hugely influential in a number of fields, and they continue to challenge the reader to engage in a critical rethinking of ‘the subject’.
This introduction places Butler’s ideas in their theoretical and philosophical contexts, analyzing her key works and their impact on contemporary thought. Dealing throughout with theories that question the very concept of definition, Sara Salih emphasizes the strategic openendedness of Butler’s ideas. The guide to further reading which completes the volume makes it an invaluable starting point for anyone approaching Butler’s work for the first time.
The Auhtor
Sara Salih is a lecturer in English at the University of Kent at Canterbury. She is the editor of The History of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave (Penguin 2000). |