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pandemonic_astrologist's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
The only way forward is for all those targeted gather themselves more effectively than their enemies have, to recognise their alliance, and to fight the phantasms prepared for them…
An insightful analysis on the phantasm of “ gender” and why both sides of the political spectrum invoke it as a tactic of fear and scapegoating
hannah5800's review
I'll get back to this when I have a bit more free processing space in my brain
poetic_liz's review against another edition
4.0
For sure not a bad book. I mostly enjoy reading Butler's analysis and this book for sure provides a very good insight into contemporary politics (ruthly of the 2020s). Still I fear that this may also be a downside of this book which heavily reads like a reactionary piece to talking points very specificly bound to a time and place. I felt like the step into the meta-analysis and the promised call for action could have been stronger.
Overall this book may provide a good stepping stone for people interested in gender studies and the surrounding political discourse, however it may fall flat for people (like me) who are already familiar with the general academic as well as political discourse and context.
Overall this book may provide a good stepping stone for people interested in gender studies and the surrounding political discourse, however it may fall flat for people (like me) who are already familiar with the general academic as well as political discourse and context.