EAS100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Judith Butler, Performativity

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All of us putting on a gendered show. No gender essence act like there is (we"re all in drag) Same bed, different dreams by bao pg 496 conclusion. Constructed meanings of chinese and thai are sexualized, gendered, classed quoting foucault (pg. The body historically + culturally specific nexus of shifting power relations where power relations accumulate & differences are inscribed gender as historical construct acts/ performs. Chinese men better than thai men (sleep around classier) Gender not fixed performed continuously differently depending on different contexts. Measured? subject change our gender to suit the situation fluid subjects maneuver w/in these knowledge contingent identity. Fixity is changing adapting & changing ethnicity to suit political purposes changing performances change who you are/ fluid essence gender & ethnicity always performed. Instead of 1 master-story keep contradictions undo western hegemonies by allowing them to remain. Once de-center knowledge (no right answer) many right answers awkward phase.

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based on chapter 3 of sexualities in context,

Plante distinguishes between the techniques by which transgendered individuals achieve a gender and the way in which gender expression comes more naturally for others.

	True
	False


Hint: Consider what Plante says about how gender is performed.

The natural sciences, as opposed to the social sciences, can achieve objectivity because they do not require interpretation of data and deal only with natural, given objects.

	True
	False



Hint: Think about the scientific process.

Synthesizing What You're Learning: To synthesize just means to combine various parts or elements together in order to draw conclusions. In a post of between 150 and 250 words, discuss the following prompt: Consider what your textbook says about "nature versus nurture" (Chapter 3) in relation to gender (Chapters 3, 6, & 8). Synthesizing this material, compare and contrast the biological and cultural bases for gender differences. Is gender something we are born with, or is it more socially constructed?

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23. Gender-based violence in the workplace can lead to which ofthe following harmful impacts on sex workersâ lives?

		PTSD and Depression
		STIs
		Drug abuse
		Sexual violence
		All of the above

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How is the concept of the "naturalization" of gender differences used and to what ends (in academic work on gender)?

		An increasingly popular scientific approach that demonstrates that these gender differences are based in biology rather than social processes.
		A critique of the ways in which ânaturalisticâ (physiological) explanations of gender difference are supported by culture, mass media, religion, knowledge systems (e.g., science and medicine).
		An important part of the self-help movement that shows that gender differences are normal, natural, and to be expected, that conflict arises out of the mistaken assumption that such differences can and should be changed, a set of exercises meant to help individuals come to terms with their inner essence.

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