Judith Butler in Conversation Analyzing the Texts and Talk of Everyday Life [Paperback]

How has Judith Butlers writing contributed to thought in the Social Sciences and the Humanities? The participants in this project draw on various aspects of Butlers conceptual work and they question how it has opened up the possibilities of thought in areas of study as diverse as theatre studies, education and narrative therapy.

In a format that demands careful listening and response, the scholars in this book interact with Butler, her writing, and each other. Within this dynamic space they take up Butlers body of work and carry it in new and exciting directions. Their conversations and writing are, in turn, funny, exciting, surprising and moving.

Introduction Bronwyn Davies  Conversation with Judith Butler I.  1. An Account of Oneself Judith Butler.  Forgiving, Given Over, Given Away: Response to Judith Butlers Presentation Fiona Jenkins.  2. Passionately Attached: Academic subjects of Desire Eva Bendix Petersen.  Found/ Wanting and Becoming/ Undone: A Response to Eva Bendix Petersen Sheridan Linnell.  Conversation with Judith Butler II.  3. Sissy Boy Melancholy and the Educational Possibilities of Incoherence David McInnes.  A Dialogue on Becoming Sissy. Cristyn Davies.  Conversation with Judith Butler III.  4. Words That Matter: Reading the Performativity of Humanity through Butler and Blanchot Linnell Secomb.  Sustaining Language/Existing Threats: Resistance and Rhetoric in Australian Refugee Discourses Susanne Gannon & Sue Saltmarsh.  Conversation with Judith Butler IV  5. Bringing the Elsewhere Home : Drag-Kids and Queer Belongings Affrica Taylor.  Dressing Up and Growing Up: Rehearsals on the ThlS