Judith Butler and the Politics of Epistemic Frames
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12643237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavin Rae (0000-0001-7330-840X, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 172-187 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Horizons (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-9917 • E-ISSN: 1568-5160 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14409917.2022.2081410 |
| OpenAlex | W4281679761 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 27 |
Judith Butler’s work has tended to be read through two axes: (1) an early gender theory/later ethical theory division, and/or (2) an ethical/political divide. In contrast, I aim to undercut both hermeneutical strategies by turning to her epistemology, as manifested through her analyses of normativity and “frames,” to argue that the latter acts as the hinge uniting her so-called early and later works and the ethical and political dimensions of her thinking. From this premise, I maintain that Butler (1) affirms that these frames are conditioned by power relations and contingency, (2) points to the existence of multiple frameworks that simultaneously compete against one another, and (3) insists that frames are culturally specific and determining of the categories that identify what counts as a legitimate life for a particular community and the ways in which each (form of) life is to be treated. By highlighting the social, performative, and normative dimensions of epistemic practices, Butler offers an epistemology based in the construction of contingent and contestable frameworks and shows how the contestation between distinct frameworks conditions the ethical-political life of each community
Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
Undoing Ethics
Butler’s Ethical Appeal
Excluded Within
Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly
The “New” Materialisms of Jacques Lacan and Judith Butler
Violence, Affect and Ethics
Unbecoming Subjects
Judith Butler and Political Theory
Giving an Account of Oneself
Undoing Gender
The Neighbor
Gender Trouble
Undoing Theory
Bringing Ourselves to Grief
Norms, vision and violence
Preparing for politics
Sexual Ethics, Masculinity and Mutual Vulnerability
A Sensate Critique
Judith Butler's post-Hegelian ethics and the problem with recognition
Antigone's Two Laws
Normative Violence, Vulnerability, and Responsibility
The Psychic Life of Power
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |