resistance of individuals with the notion of Judith Butler’s “performativity” theory behind. My opinion‚ however‚ is that the individual actions in accordance with “performativity” theory do not succeed in subverting the gendered discourses which is the key to eliminating discriminations. B. Overview of Judith Butler’s performativity Judith Butler uses the idea of gender performativity to make trouble by subverting commonly held notion about sex or gender. As Butler said‚ there is no gender identity behind
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Judith Butler questions the notion that certain gendered behaviors are a result of learning the performance of gender behavior‚ that which is associated with masculinity and femininity. She argues that it is a social construction that is only true to the extent of it being performed. Gender as defined in Undoing Gender is a “practice of improvisation within a scene of constraint‚” which is within a social context. The stylization of the body‚ gestures‚ movements and enactments create these
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Foucault believed that power is never in any one person’s hands‚ it does not show itself in any obvious manner but rather as something that works its way into our imaginations and serves to constrain how we act. For example in the setting of a workplace the power does not pass from the top down; instead it circulates through their organizational practices. Such practices act like a grid‚ provoking and inciting certain courses of action and denying others. Foucault considers this as no straightforward
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Lindsey Cox 1/27/13 Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy Response Judith Butler’s Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy is an extremely philosophical essay that asks many questions that challenges the reader to look within themselves to search for their own interpretation of what they believe the answer to be. The first statement that Butler opens with is‚ "What makes for a livable world is no idol question". This statement almost seems like a question directed to the reader
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and the Heterosexual Norm In the 1960s‚ feminist theories assumed a possible distinction between (biological) “sex” and (socio-cultural) “gender”. This distinction and its epistemological value underwent critical review (e.g. Gildemeister/Wetterer‚ Butler Gender Trouble). Since the 1990s‚ the biological bi-morphism of humans‚ formerly considered as a “natural” binarism that produces distinctive “masculine” and “feminin” ways of behaviour‚ thought‚ talent‚ language‚ is now seen as the effect of a socio-cultural
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Question 2B – Essay Plan. Foucault‚ Rubin and Butler. Foucault and discourse. • Michael Foucault (926-84)‚ philosopher‚ historian and activist was one of the most influential of thinkers whose work is generally categorised as poststructuralist. • Foucault was a gay man who died of AIDS in 198‚ after his death his life and work were subject to a series of attacks which claiming to seek the ‘truth’ of Foucault work. • His work and life‚ achievements and demonization’s‚ have made him a powerful
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Feminism and Postmodernism: An Uneasy Alliance http://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/benhabib-seyla/uneasy-alliance.htm Source: Feminist Contentions. A Philosophical Exchange‚ Seyla Benhabib‚ Judith Butler‚ Drucilla Cornell‚ Nancy Fraser‚ with an introduction by Linda Nicholson. Published by Routledge.‚ pp. 1-16. 1. The Feminist Alliance With Postmodernism A decade ago a question haunted feminist theorists who had participated in the experiences of the New Left and who had come to
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Judith Sargent Murray Judith Sargent Murray was born in Gloucester‚ Massachusetts on May 1st‚ 1751. She grew up to be an American advocate to women ’s rights as well as a famous poet and writer. Judith lived in the time where women were not equal to men and did not have the same opportunities. Growing up‚ she watched her brother become well educated and she as well wanted to learn everything‚ but her parents refused to bring her up in the same way they did their son (Wikipedia). Women ’s voices
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In most cultures gender is usually divided into power differences. Stereotypically men dominate in most aspects according to society in comparison to women. However this essay tries to prove and explain the importance and significant impacts in feminists’ views and how those views are diverse in different regions around the world in reference to the prolific writer Caren Kaplan and her essay: Scattered Hegemonies. In Kaplan’s Introduction: Transnational Feminist Practices and Questions of Postmodernity
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Feminist Theory‚ Embodiment‚ and the Docile Agent: Some Reflections on the Egyptian Islamic Revival Saba Mahmood Close Reading Analysis Lit 090 Mahmood looks to tackle the issue of not the cultures behind feminism but to understand the underpinnings behind feminism. She suggests that quite often the narrative is focused on feminism as a response to some sort of societal construct which allows the subordination of women. Her assertion is that we have to look at how feminism is defined in society
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