Philosophy: Judith Butler argued in "Gender Trouble" (1990) that ge…

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Did you know? Judith Butler argued in "Gender Trouble" (1990) that gender is not something you ARE, but something you DO — an ongoing repetition of acts. The book became the foundation of queer theory. Butler's prose is famously impenetrable; they won the 1998 "Bad Writing Award".

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Judith Butler argued in "Gender Trouble" (1990) that gender is not something you ARE, but something you DO — an ongoing repetition of acts. The book became the foundation of queer theory. Butler's prose is famously impenetrable; they won the 1998 "Bad Writing Award".

Judith Butler stelde in "Gender Trouble" (1990) dat gender niet iets is wat je BENT, maar iets wat je DOET — een doorlopende herhaling van handelingen. Het boek werd het fundament van queer theory. Butler's prose is berucht ondoorgrondelijk; in 1998 wonnen ze de "Bad Writing Award".

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