Judith Butler

Judith Butler FBA is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy ethics and the fields of thirdwave 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 IsraeliPalestinian conflict