At the start of the twentieth century, tales of “how the other half lives” experienced a surge in
popularity. People looking to go slumming without leaving home turned to these narratives …

From abolition through the years just before the civil rights struggle began, African American
women recognized that a mixed-race woman made for a powerful and, at times, very useful …

Given the substantial impact of feminism on children's literature and culture during the last
quarter century, it comes as no surprise that gender studies have focused predominantly on …

Since it first emerged from Britain's punk-rock scene in the late 1970s, goth subculture has
haunted postmodern culture and society, reinventing itself inside and against the …

Since the 1990 publication of Gender Trouble, Judith Butler has had a profound influence on
how we understand gender and sexuality, corporeal politics, and political action both within …

This chapter explores the concepts of performativity and performance in feminist theory. It
begins by examining the idea of gender performativity in the work of Judith Butler, tracing its …

In the past 10 years, queer Türkiyelis in Germany have become more visible in the urban
queer scene by delineating institutional and extrainstitutional spaces. How do they manage …

The critical commentary on Judith Butler's Excitable Speech: A Politics of the Performative
focuses primarily on her use of speech-act theory for political purposes. Admitting the …

Until quite recently, the relationship between homosexuality and psychoanalysis was wholly
adversarial. Although in 1973 the American Psychiatric Association decided to remove …

Advocates of “reparative therapy” employ a modified version of Judith Butler's “normative
heterosexuality” discourse to “cure” gays and lesbians. Coupling Butler with a “coming out of …