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Questione di genere. Il femminismo e la sovversione dell'identità by Sergia Adamo, Judith Butler
emeraldgarnet's review against another edition
1.0
Terrible. Butler is notorious for her difficult writing yet even once you dig down into what she actually says, you find that so much of it is wishy-washy and contradictory. I particularly disagree with Butler's assertion that identity is no longer necessary to any kind of feminist politics.
brisingr's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Okay, back with less of a headache for some more comprehensive thoughts, but I really enjoyed this book and, obviously, Butler's theories and ideas in here have shaped the entire thought landscape of gender studies. I think it's easy to see why, but it's been great to read this as already familiar with its key concepts (rather than go in blindly, because you can easily get lost in the wording) and it has some incredible insight into the issue of social constructiveness of gender, sex, body and the performance that unites all three.
Okay, back with less of a headache for some more comprehensive thoughts, but I really enjoyed this book and, obviously, Butler's theories and ideas in here have shaped the entire thought landscape of gender studies. I think it's easy to see why, but it's been great to read this as already familiar with its key concepts (rather than go in blindly, because you can easily get lost in the wording) and it has some incredible insight into the issue of social constructiveness of gender, sex, body and the performance that unites all three.
homoerotisch's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
i have issues and critiques of this book already worked out by people smarter than me, but with reason a classic and transformative work