Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" Forever Her strong characters and indelible

Her strong characters and indelible settings provide continuity throughout this collection as do her concerns with passion

and children during the twilight of an empire

and coming apart

"A vibrant and much needed collection - not just for trans people - but the left in general"--Shon Faye

Sarah Besky

Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" Forever Her strong characters and indelibleIn Bodies That Matter, renowned theorist and philosopher Judith Butler argues that theories of gender need to return to the most "material" dimension of sex and sexuality: the body. Butler offers a brilliant reworking of the body, examining how the power of heterosexual hegemony forms the "matter" of bodies, sex, and gender.