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In this new enchanting collection, Gender Trouble Couplets, Volume 1, Strouse takes on the first chapter of Judith Butler’s infamous Gender Trouble with verve, stitching together some of the most difficult, yet enduring critical theory in medieval couplets with a dash of humor.

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