A man for all seasons
Derrida-cum-'queer theory' or the limits of 'performativity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4465231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander García Düttmann (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 277-287 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Postcolonial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-8790 • E-ISSN: 1466-1888 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13688790903232385 |
| OpenAlex | W2009571299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This piece is a critical and polemical discussion of the concept of performativity as used in some quarters of ‘queer studies’. It shows that the usage Judith Butler and her followers make of this concept relies heavily on the work of Jacques Derrida but fails to do justice to it. Such lack of rigour manifests itself in a lack of philosophical originality and thus leaves ‘queer studies’ in a rather precarious position
Aesthetics · Critical theory · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Originality · Performativity · Political science · Queer · Queer theory · Rigour · Social science · Sociology · Art, Politics, and Modernism · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |