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One of the most celebrated and debated works in the past few decades, Gender Trouble by Judith Butler serves as a sought after book on academic feminism and the politics of sexuality in different cultures. Summary of the book Considered as one of the most well recognized books on feminist theories and gender based concepts, Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity goes on to introduce perspectives such as ‘gender performativity theory’. The book also questions, with an inquisitive mind, the existing feminist ideas and also attempts to draw distinct boundary between the idea of ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ in biological and social contexts. The subtle complexities that revolve around these topics are treated with discerning and engaging perspectives. The book is both exhilarating and confrontational at the same time, and thought-provoking for the readers. About Judith Butler Judith is an American born feminist philosopher who has widely written about Ethics, Feminism, Queer Theory and Political Philosophy. She received her PhD in Philosophy from Yale University and is currently a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. She is also the author of Undoing Gender, Giving an Account of Oneself and The Psychic Life of Power: Theories in Subjection among other works.