'I, Robot?' Or how transgender subjects are dehumanised

In this essay, I focus on the earlier works of Judith Butler to discuss her understanding of gender theory and moreover do so in relation to people who are transgender. Transgender folk are important to Butler's early work but I contend that her allegorical use of them does not do justice to th...

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Published inCulture and organization Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
Main Author O'Shea, Saoirse Caitlin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Butler, Judith
cyborgs, androids and robots
dysphoria and embodiment
Embodiment
Gender
Insecure
Judith Butler, performativity and materialisation
Mental depression
Performativity
Transgender persons
transphobia
transsexual
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ISSN1475-9551
1477-2760
DOI10.1080/14759551.2018.1429440

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Summary:In this essay, I focus on the earlier works of Judith Butler to discuss her understanding of gender theory and moreover do so in relation to people who are transgender. Transgender folk are important to Butler's early work but I contend that her allegorical use of them does not do justice to their precarious lives. I relate my discussion to existing work in organisational studies concerned both with Butler and trans folk and argue that Butler's concept of performativity should be (re)read alongside her other concerns with embodiment and universality to argue that, at least in relation to transgender folk, her work needs to be extended to consider issues of dysphoria in order to explain why some gender identities are refused and made abject.
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ISSN:1475-9551
1477-2760
DOI:10.1080/14759551.2018.1429440