Judith Butler

American philosopher who transformed feminist and queer theory with the concept of gender performativity — arguing that gender is not an expression of identity but a repetition of acts that constitutes the appearance of a stable identity.

Gender Trouble: gender is performative — not a reflection of a prior identity but a set of acts that produce the illusion of a stable self. Drag as subversion: drag makes visible that all gender is performance, not nature. The heterosexual matrix: the compulsory alignment of sex, gender, and desire that regulatory norms enforce. Precarious Life: ethics of non-violence and acknowledgment of others' precarity.