MDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Androgyny, Theatricality, Clairvoyance
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Queer theory (1) interdisciplinary, (2) perspective that seeks to disrupt socially constructed systems of meaning involving human sexuality. Sexuality an enduring emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction toward others based on their gender or sex. Sexuality difficult to categorize and account for all different types of varied sexual drives for each individual, we use simple identity categories (homo/heterosexuality) These labels" function to support systems of social power and privilege, according to. Heteronormativity (heterosexism) system of inequity derived from homo/heterosexual binary: it perpetuates homo/heterosexual binary, privileges heterosexuality binary must exist for heterosexuality to be considered normal, without homo no hetero. Sexual othering - process of stigmatizing homosexuality (or any non-heterosexual practice) to privilege heterosexuality ex. there"s no widely used term to bash heterosexuals, like homosexuals (faggot, dyke) Gender performativity (butler) claims that actions which appear to be the manifestation of an inner quality called gender are the only force which establishes concept of personal gender.
