GSWS 002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Judith Butler, Victorian Dress Reform, Nuclear Family

• School: UPenn
• Department: Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
• Course: GSWS 002
• Professor: Brown

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There is nothing inherent about gender, it"s a roleplay (acting) The making of sex, race and the empire (lopez) There is no genetic difference between races (there is actually more variation within one race than between different races) It is also unreliable to categorize race by skin color (it varies so much) Race is still an important part of our social fabric. It is defined in how it relates to other races though, not individually. Race is often used to justify inferior treatment of certain groups of people. Race, gender, and class are all used to form hierarchies. The definition of different races is constantly changing. Not just (any) body can be citizen: jacqui alexander. Both trinidad and the bahamas have made it illegal for her to be a lesbian. The state has essentially made non-procreative sex illegal. The state having control of your body and sexuality. Connect to the article about transgender transportation.