MDSA02H3 Chapter Notes -Judith Butler, Michel Foucault, Queer Theory
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Discursive construction a social construction made invisible, natural, normal, and indeed biological by its discursive aspects. Gender performativity the idea that gender, rather than a coherent component of identity through socialization, is in fact a bodily performance of discourse that only exists because people believe it"s significant. Heteronormativity a system of inequality that perpetuates a binary understanding of heterosexuality and homosexuality in which heterosexuality is privileged. Queer theory an interdisciplinary perspective that seeks to disrupt socially constructed systems of meaning surrounding human sexuality. Representation the manner in which various social and cultural groups are depicted in the media. Sexual othering the process of stigmatizing homosexuality (or really any non- heterosexual practice) as abnormal. Sexuality an enduring emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction towards others based upon their gender or sex. Visibility the degree to which various social and cultural groups are present in the media.
