WGS373H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stonewall Riots, Michel Foucault, Attai
20 Oct 2017
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Something that pushes the envelope, question the normative, gender nonconforming people in their gender performance. 1966-compton"s cafeteria riot, silenced, happened in san francisco, small protests or riots. Gay newspaper, magazines: stonewall riots is for gay liberation across north america. Michel foucault: various forms of sexuality, any sex out of marriage is prohibited, sex only happens for procreation, gay sex, trans sex, unthinkable, anything with pleasure, personal gratification is unspeakable. Aids: queer activism is taking shape, advocating for space and rights, fight to live, presented a serious medical crisis, access to healthcare, medication very little has been done, starting groups pushing on agenda. Eve sedgewick-epistemology of the closet, follows foucault"s footsteps. Judith butler-gender trouble (1990) performativity, through a series of performance you become a certain gender, policed by what you need to perform, domestic tasks, acquiring particular jobs, this is what women do. Compulsory heterosexuality: this is what you have to do, identify in a particular way.
