Reviews

Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler

caw21's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

buggirl48's review against another edition

5.0

finished this and immediately started plotting how i could sell people on reading this. absolutely adored

gretareadsbooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

s_templeton's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

sebswann's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.75

"For in the end, defeating this phantasm is a matter of affirming how one loves, how one lives in one's body, the right to exist in the world without fear of violence or discrimination, to breathe, to move, to live. Why wouldn't we want all people to have those fundamental freedoms?"

"Informed public debate becomes impossible when some parties refuse to read the material under dispute. Reading is not just a pastime or a luxury, but a precondition of democratic life, one of those practices that keep debate and disagreement grounded, focused, and productive."

Read this if you like books on gender studies; this is a slow, dense, and academic read that breaks down current topics and arguments related to the gender / anti-gender debates happening across the world and their impact on society.

Also, a phantasm [ fan-taz-uhm ] is defined as an apparition or specter, or a creation of the imagination or fancy; fantasy.

leoberenson's review

hopeful informative fast-paced

4.5

dustcircle's review against another edition

hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

grayh722's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

chrismologos's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

A good stocktake of where the conversation is at, and why it is important.

scottileona's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective

4.0