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A review by dashadashahi
Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" by Judith Butler
2.0
Of course, this book is full of important information. Butler's separation of the body and gender as sites of performativity that is socially constructed under sites of power and discourse is greatly interesting. The argument that the body isn't just matter but rather something that *becomes* via social constructions and negotiations is interesting and important in understanding the field of gender and sexuality.
The issue is that to access this information requires reading Butler's dense, convoluted writing style. It is such a slog to read it is barely worth it and is a prime example of what happens when academics are encouraged to write only for other academics - information is gatekept away from the non-academic population and reinforces the "us versus them" mentality inherent in much of academia's privatizing work.
The issue is that to access this information requires reading Butler's dense, convoluted writing style. It is such a slog to read it is barely worth it and is a prime example of what happens when academics are encouraged to write only for other academics - information is gatekept away from the non-academic population and reinforces the "us versus them" mentality inherent in much of academia's privatizing work.