ENGLISH 3EC3 Lecture 8: Lecture Eight (Sept.28.17)
28 Sep 2017
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Lecture eight that] the appearance of substance is precisely that, a constructed identity, a performative accomplishment which the mundane social audience, including the. Liberating people out of boxes-> they can become authentic selves. To suggest that gender is performative-> it will not be taken seriously, to be a spectacle. Butler exposes an exponential paralysis-> we are unable to move out of being a spectacle. Issues of class and geographical location make this choice of gender fluidity possible or not possible. Look at intimacies, relationships, who that engagement relies on and, who the obligation relies on. You can look up references-> if you look up proteus, and find out what story he(cid:495)s in then that(cid:495)s considered (cid:498)common knowledge(cid:499) It is empowering because she is gaining knowledge. The knowledge comes as she is more sexually violated. Often times it comes across as empowering and beauplaisir loses his power. A well to do whit british woman who performs.
