Gender theory in troubled times /
Lennon, Kathleen,
Gender theory in troubled times / Kathleen Lennon & Rachel Alsop. - vi, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- The data of biology -- Gendered psyches: psychoanalysis and sexual difference -- Historical materialism -- Simone de Beauvoir: becoming woman -- Intersectionality -- Judith Butler: performativity, precariousness and queering -- Making sense of our (gendered) selves -- Conclusion: The 'truth about gender' -- Questions for further reflection -- Notes -- References -- Index.
"This timely and necessary intervention revisits gender theory for contemporary times. The authors explore the multiple strands which go into making our gendered identities and refuse a singular 'truth about gender', resulting in the ideal critical overview"--
9780745683010 9780745683027
2019024006
Gender identity.
Queer theory.
Sex (Psychology)
HQ18.55 / .L46 2020
305.3
Gender theory in troubled times / Kathleen Lennon & Rachel Alsop. - vi, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- The data of biology -- Gendered psyches: psychoanalysis and sexual difference -- Historical materialism -- Simone de Beauvoir: becoming woman -- Intersectionality -- Judith Butler: performativity, precariousness and queering -- Making sense of our (gendered) selves -- Conclusion: The 'truth about gender' -- Questions for further reflection -- Notes -- References -- Index.
"This timely and necessary intervention revisits gender theory for contemporary times. The authors explore the multiple strands which go into making our gendered identities and refuse a singular 'truth about gender', resulting in the ideal critical overview"--
9780745683010 9780745683027
2019024006
Gender identity.
Queer theory.
Sex (Psychology)
HQ18.55 / .L46 2020
305.3