COMM 440 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sexting, Celebrity Culture, Masculinity
22 Dec 2017
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Queer theory: a deconstructive strategy, that aims to denaturalize normative understandings of sex, gender, sociality, and the relations between them. The case of david reimer: born male at birth but lost his penis due to an accident, was raised a girl and put through horrible tests theory of gender neutrality. What does butler make of reimer"s case? ( apparatus of knowledge ): we should not examine david"s case until we understand what happened from david"s pov. David uses language provided by those around him such as his doctor, friends, and family to express himself. : take the subject at their word and suspend judgement. Defining trans (feinberg): anyone who might be marginalized because of gender violations or nonconformity. Gay: 1980- gender dysphoria disorder, you have to prove that you"re a certain gender to get surgery. Passing: living as a man, woman, trans, etc denies your transition altogether.
