Judith Butler
Born: 1956-02-24 in Cleveland, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Judith Butler FBA is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics and the fields of third-wave feminist, queer and literary theory. She has taught at the University of California, Berkeley since 1993. Butler is best known for her books Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990) and Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex (1993), in which she challenges conventional notions of gender and develops her theory of gender performativity. Butler has actively supported lesbian and gay rights movements and has spoken out on many contemporary political issues. She is a vocal critic of Zionism, Israeli politics and its effect on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Filmography
2024
- Looking for Simone as Self
2022
- Photo Booth as Self
2021
- Great Minds as Self
2020
- Southern Sorceresses as Self
2019
- La entrevista de as Self
2018
- 1968 - The Global Revolt as Self
2017
- Devenir as Self (voice)
2015
- Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt as Self - Philosopher
2011
2010
- Fake Orgasm as Herself
2008
- Examined Life as Self