Judith Butler's postmodern existentialism : a critical analysis

Boucher, Geoff 2004, Judith Butler's postmodern existentialism : a critical analysis, Philosophy today, vol. 48, no. 4, Winter, pp. 355-369.

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Title	Judith Butler's postmodern existentialism : a critical analysis
Author(s)	Boucher, Geoff
Journal name	Philosophy today
Volume number	48
Issue number	4
Season	Winter
Start page	355
End page	369
Publisher	Messenger Press, Society of the Most Precious Blood
Place of publication	Celina, Oh.
Publication date	2004
ISSN	0031-8256
Keyword(s)	existentialism social conflict cultural identity gender differences literary criticism
Summary	Bucher ascertains that Butler's description of the temporalized process of structuration, which seeks to avoid recourse to political voluntarism, or the sovereign intentionality of the autonomous individual, yields powerful insights into social identity. He asserts further that Butler's description of the dominant heterosexual culture in terms of melancholia, and her insights into the structures of repetition and difference that make up the social conventions that produce cultural norms, represent important resources in thinking about contemporary cultural conflicts.
Language	eng
Field of Research	220319 Social Philosophy
Socio Economic Objective	970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture
HERDC Research category	C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
ERA Research output type	C Journal article
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30004369

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