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The Unaccountable Subject: Judith Butler and the Social Conditions of Intersubjective Agency
Article first published online: 9 JAN 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2006.tb01095.x
2006 by Hypatia, Inc.
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MAGNUS, K. D. (2006), The Unaccountable Subject: Judith Butler and the Social Conditions of Intersubjective Agency. Hypatia, 21: 81–103. doi: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2006.tb01095.x
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- Article first published online: 9 JAN 2009
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Judith Butler's Kritik der ethischen Gewalt1represents a significant refinement of her position on the relationship between the construction of the subject and her social subjection. While Butler's earlier texts reflect a somewhat restricted notion of agency, her Adorno Lectures formulate a notion of agency that extends beyond mere resistance. This essay traces the development of Butler's account of agency and evaluates it in light of feminist projects of social transformation.