ANTC15H3 Lecture Notes - Social Construction Of Gender, Transvestism, Cross-Dressing
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Construction of bodies through the regulatory ideal of sex" is performed through the reiteration of norms. The reiteration of norms refers to the expression of highly regulated practices through which the regulatory ideal of sex" is enforced and perpetuated. This is confirmed when butler mentions sex is an ideal construct that is forcibly materialized through time" (pg. 532). This means that sex" is not a condition that is set in stone from birth, but rather a condition which is constructed via enforced reiteration (or practice) of norms. It is important to understand also that the reiteration/practice of these norms does not always stem from deliberate acts, but also from acts that seem mundane and meaningless. To my understanding, these acts are what constitute gender performativity, which butler links to the notion of. Guto, being male, startled lancaster by his play-acting performance as a "cochon".