How Long to Read An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble

How Long Does it Take to Read An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 45 minutes to read An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble by Tim Smith-Laing

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Judith Butler's Gender Trouble is a perfect example of creative thinking. The book redefines feminism's struggle against patriarchy as part of a much broader issue: the damaging effects of all our assumptions about gender and identity. Looking at the factionalism of contemporary (1980s) feminism, Butler saw a movement split by identity politics. Riven by arguments over what it meant to be a women, over sexuality, and over class and race, feminism was falling prey to internal problems of identity, and was failing to move towards broader solidarity with other liberation movements such as LGBT. Butler turned these issues on their head by questioning the basis that supposedly fundamental and fixed identities such as 'masculine/feminine' or 'straight/gay' actually have. Tracing these binary definitions back to the binary nature of human anatomy ('male/female'), she argues that there is no necessary link between our anatomies and our identities. Subjecting a wide range of evidence from philosophy, cultural theory, anthropology, psychology and anthropology to a renewed search for meaning, Butler shows both that sex (biology) and gender (identity) are separate, and that even biological sex is not simplistically either/or male/female. Separating our biology from identity then allows her to argue that, while categories such as 'masculine/feminine/straight/gay' are real, they are not necessary; rather, they are the product of society's assumptions, and the constant reproduction of those assumptions by everyone around us. That opens up some small hope for change: a hope that – 25 years after Gender Trouble's publication – is having a huge impact on societies and politics across the world.

How long is An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble?

An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble by Tim Smith-Laing is 104 pages long, and a total of 26,416 words.

This makes it 35% the length of the average book. It also has 32% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 24 minutes to read An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble aloud.

What Reading Level is An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble?

An Analysis of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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