T D 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Theatre Of Ancient Greece, Judith Butler, Comstock Laws
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Adjective: oddly unlike the usual or normal. Noun: an umbrella term sometimes used by lbgtqa people to refer to the entire lgbt community. Verb: to spoil or ruin so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g; to (cid:395)uee(cid:396) so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g, (cid:449)hethe(cid:396) it"s a te(cid:454)t, a sto(cid:396)(cid:455), o(cid:396) a(cid:374) ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455), is to take a look at its foundations and question them. Queer is a word used within the community, but can still be seen as offensive if used by people outside the community. Deconstruction: looking at signs and texts, and looking at how it forms the social culture. There is no biological reason that we view gender, but society has deemed that we regulate our bodies through genders. Ancient greek theatre: women were not allowed on stage, so men had to play women roles. Folic costumes were worn: greek society encouraged women to spend a lot of time with women, and men with men often showing off their bodies for athletic and artist purposes.
