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Judith Butler in Conversation: Analyzing the Texts and Talk of Everyday Life
How has Judith Butler's writing contributed to thought in the Social Sciences and the Humanities? The participants in this project draw on various aspects of Butler's conceptual work and they question how it has opened up the possibilities of thought in areas of study as diverse as theatre studies, education and narrative therapy. In a format that demands careful listening and response, the scholars in this book interact with Butler, her writing, and each other. Within this dynamic space they take up Butler's body of work and carry it in new and exciting directions. Their conversations and writing are, in turn, funny, exciting, surprising and moving.
296 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Bronwyn Davies
41 books6 followersBronwyn Davies is an independent scholar based in Sydney, Australia. She is also a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne.
The distinctive features of her work are her development of innovative social science research methodologies and their relation to the conceptual work of poststructuralist philosophies. Her research explores the ethico-onto-epistemological relations through which particular social worlds are constituted. She is best known for her work on gender, for her development of the methodology of collective biography, and her writing on feminism and poststructuralist theory.
The distinctive features of her work are her development of innovative social science research methodologies and their relation to the conceptual work of poststructuralist philosophies. Her research explores the ethico-onto-epistemological relations through which particular social worlds are constituted. She is best known for her work on gender, for her development of the methodology of collective biography, and her writing on feminism and poststructuralist theory.
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October 21, 2024
I cannot recommend reading the entirety of this highly dense academic work, although I acknowledge that one of the ways to get more familiar with Butler's theories is to _actually_ hear them speak.
There are many more accessible books out there, especially in 2024.
So: if you do come across this book, just read the five sections marked "Conversation with Judith Butler".
Bonus points for reading Butler's "An Account of Oneself".
However, if you're up for for a deep-dive into a critique of the politics of academia and academic writing, read Chapter 2.
Another reason to not read this book is because it is very much fixed in it time-frame, the post-9/11 anxiety about terrorist/terrorism, specifically as it played out in Australia with forcible detention of those persons who arrived in boats, seeking asylum under international law in the early 2000s.
Read that bit only if you are deeply interested in how governments and politicians use and distort language in the cause of white supremacy.
There are many more accessible books out there, especially in 2024.
So: if you do come across this book, just read the five sections marked "Conversation with Judith Butler".
Bonus points for reading Butler's "An Account of Oneself".
However, if you're up for for a deep-dive into a critique of the politics of academia and academic writing, read Chapter 2.
Another reason to not read this book is because it is very much fixed in it time-frame, the post-9/11 anxiety about terrorist/terrorism, specifically as it played out in Australia with forcible detention of those persons who arrived in boats, seeking asylum under international law in the early 2000s.
Read that bit only if you are deeply interested in how governments and politicians use and distort language in the cause of white supremacy.
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