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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| picture=Judith Butler al CCCB 2018.jpg | | picture = Judith Butler al CCCB 2018.jpg | ||
| caption=Butler in 2018 | | caption = Butler in 2018 | ||
| date_birth= February 24, 1956 | | date_birth = February 24, 1956 | ||
| place_birth=Cleveland, Ohio, USA | | place_birth = Cleveland, Ohio, USA | ||
| nationality=American | | nationality = American | ||
| pronouns= | | pronouns = | ||
| gender= | | gender = Nonbinary | ||
| occupation=Philosopher, writer | | occupation = Philosopher, writer | ||
| known_for= | | known_for = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Judith Pamela Butler''' is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave [[Feminism|feminist]], queer theory, and literary theory. Their 1990 book ''Gender Trouble'' introduced the idea of [[Gender expression|performing or "doing" gender]]<ref name="Fischer">{{Cite web |title=Think Gender Is Performance? You Have Judith Butler to Thank for That. |last=Fischer |first=Molly |work=The Cut |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=4 May 2020 |url= https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/judith-butler-c-v-r.html}}</ref> and criticized the [[gender binary]].<ref name="famo_Judi">{{Cite web |title=Judith Butler |author= |work=famousphilosophers.org |date= |access-date=4 May 2020 |url= https://www.famousphilosophers.org/judith-butler/}}</ref> | '''Judith Pamela Butler''' is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave [[Feminism|feminist]], queer theory, and literary theory. Their 1990 book ''Gender Trouble'' introduced the idea of [[Gender expression|performing or "doing" gender]]<ref name="Fischer">{{Cite web |title=Think Gender Is Performance? You Have Judith Butler to Thank for That. |last=Fischer |first=Molly |work=The Cut |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=4 May 2020 |url= https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/judith-butler-c-v-r.html}}</ref> and criticized the [[gender binary]].<ref name="famo_Judi">{{Cite web |title=Judith Butler |author= |work=famousphilosophers.org |date= |access-date=4 May 2020 |url= https://www.famousphilosophers.org/judith-butler/}}</ref> |