Judith Butler

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Born: 1956-02-24
From: Cleveland, USA
Gender: Non-binary
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Also Known As

주디스 버틀러

Biography

Judith Butler FBA is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics and the fields of third-wave 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 Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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Awards & Nominations14 won · 0 nominated

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honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona

2026
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Catalonia International Prize

2021
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Albertus-Magnus professorate

2016
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Honorary doctor of the University of Liège

2015
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Fellow of the British Academy

2015
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Honorary doctor of the University of Fribourg

2014
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honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews

2013
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honorary doctorate from the McGill University

2013
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Theodor W. Adorno Award

2012
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honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University

2011
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honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII

2011
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Brudner Prize

2004
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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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Guggenheim Fellowship