Judith Butler - representation of gender 0.0 / 5 ? Media StudiesJudith ButlerA2/A-levelOther Created by: TarzleaCreated on: 21-03-18 10:38 Define the difference between gender and sex gender - social construct which leads to trates such as masculinity and femininity sex - biological make up 1 of 10 Victorian attitudes to gender men - public sphere women - private sphere Barker - binary oppositions limit women to either the angel or whore women are challenging these by excelling in their job fields 2 of 10 Why is Butler critical of feminist theorists Butler is critical of the term 'women' or 'woman' - women are the subject and feminist theorists dont question them 3 of 10 Butler - 'discursive construct' Discursive construct - Gender is an ongoing discussion which is constantly being added to 4 of 10 Butler - 'Social construct' Social construct - society has constructed gender 5 of 10 Butler - Gender is a performance Gender is a performance - men/women adopt behaviours to suit themselves - gender is a choice - 'sequence of acts' 6 of 10 'sliding scale of gender' Anyone can adopt any gender traits - a man can be feminine and a woman can be masculine 7 of 10 challenging binary oppositions have negative effec negative effects on the people who benefit from exisiting binary oppositions 8 of 10 From which feminist critic do some of Butlers idea Simone De Beavior - being a woman is a process which doesn't have an end or beginning one is not a women but becomes one 9 of 10 Name the theorist who criticises Butler Seyla Benhabib - some senses of identity are too fragile to take control and 'do' the gender for themselves 10 of 10
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