Undoing Gender

The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/mershon08/butler.mp3Judith Butler is a widely-read scholar, recognized for her vast contributions to the fields of philosophy, ethics, and feminist and queer theories. She is Maxine Elliot Professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley and author of numerous books; her most recent publications include Antigone's Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death, Hegemony, Contingency, Universality, with Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj Zizek, and Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France. Her recent project is a critique of ethical violence and an effort to formulate a theory of responsibility for a subject who cannot always know herself.Ohio State University. Dept. of Women's StudiesOhio State University. Dept. of Comparative StudiesOhio State University. Dept. of EnglishOhio State University. Dept. of PhilosophyOhio State University. Mershon Center for International Security Studie