CSCT 1CS3 Lecture Notes - Caster Semenya, Judith Butler, Gender Trouble

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Cultural Studies and Critical Theory
• Course: CSCT 1CS3
• Professor: Helene Strauss

Document Summary

Brenna munro caster semenya: gods and monsters (ol) Performative act of a bunch of norms being repeated. Uttering = doing i promise , i walk , i do , i name , etc. Identities were not invented by us: gender identities are historically created by what is known to be male and female myth: there"s a relation between gender identity, biological sex and sexual orientation. Identities that we enact come from sexual scripts (generally heterosexual and patriarchal: consequences of stepping out of these provided scripts can be severe. Marx believed power is in the hands of the ruling class. Foucault believed power circulated between the hands of everyone; more fluid in movement. Categories invented for organization of knowledge (science, literature, philosophy, etc) p. 196 by highlighting the connection through institutions such as hospitals, schools and prisons punishment . Watch tower positioned in middle of courtyard. Gave prisoner"s the idea they were constantly being watched [millbank prison london 1821]