What’s the trouble with humanity? A feminist critique of Judith Butler’s ethics of vulnerability

The article addresses Judith Butler’s thought on ethics of vulnerability. The main goal of the article is to approach the concepts of vulnerability, recognition and representation considering the way each of them engage in the process of subject formation Butler presents in different phases of her...

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Main Author: Ingrid Cyfer
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 2019-03-01
Series:Digithum
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Online Access:https://192.168.73.126/index.php/Digithum/article/view/373041
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description The article addresses Judith Butler’s thought on ethics of vulnerability. The main goal of the article is to approach the concepts of vulnerability, recognition and representation considering the way each of them engage in the process of subject formation Butler presents in different phases of her work. This comparison will function as a guide to locate and interpret Butler’s theoretical inflections along her trajectory; and it will also work to ground a feminist critical analysis of her ethics.
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spelling doaj-art-72e298e2b8b347f89ef4a56045927eed2025-08-20T02:22:33ZcatUniversitat Oberta de CatalunyaDigithum1575-22752019-03-0123What’s the trouble with humanity? A feminist critique of Judith Butler’s ethics of vulnerabilityIngrid Cyfer The article addresses Judith Butler’s thought on ethics of vulnerability. The main goal of the article is to approach the concepts of vulnerability, recognition and representation considering the way each of them engage in the process of subject formation Butler presents in different phases of her work. This comparison will function as a guide to locate and interpret Butler’s theoretical inflections along her trajectory; and it will also work to ground a feminist critical analysis of her ethics. https://192.168.73.126/index.php/Digithum/article/view/373041FeminismJudith ButlerNancy Frasercritical theory
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What’s the trouble with humanity? A feminist critique of Judith Butler’s ethics of vulnerability
Digithum
Feminism
Judith Butler
Nancy Fraser
critical theory
title What’s the trouble with humanity? A feminist critique of Judith Butler’s ethics of vulnerability
title_full What’s the trouble with humanity? A feminist critique of Judith Butler’s ethics of vulnerability
title_fullStr What’s the trouble with humanity? A feminist critique of Judith Butler’s ethics of vulnerability
title_full_unstemmed What’s the trouble with humanity? A feminist critique of Judith Butler’s ethics of vulnerability
title_short What’s the trouble with humanity? A feminist critique of Judith Butler’s ethics of vulnerability
title_sort what s the trouble with humanity a feminist critique of judith butler s ethics of vulnerability
topic Feminism
Judith Butler
Nancy Fraser
critical theory
url https://192.168.73.126/index.php/Digithum/article/view/373041
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