Performativity by James Loxley

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Offers an account of critical debates around the idea of performativity. This work also traces the history of the concept through the work of influential theorists. It examines the implications of performativity for fields such as literary and cultural theory, philosophy, performance studies, and the theory of gender and sexuality.

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Performativity by James Loxley

Offers an account of critical debates around the idea of performativity. This work also traces the history of the concept through the work of influential theorists. It examines the implications of performativity for fields such as literary and cultural theory, philosophy, performance studies, and the theory of gender and sexuality.
James Loxley is senior lecturer in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of several books and articles on seventeenth century drama and poetry and on literary theory and philosophy.
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ISBN 13 9780415329262
ISBN 10 0415329264
Title Performativity
Author James Loxley
Series The New Critical Idiom
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2007-03-01
Number of pages 200
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