gender performance and the patriarchy
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Gender Performativi
ty, the Patriarchy,
and Systems of Oppression
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Judith Butler and Gender Performance
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fndkPPJBi1U
• Based on this video and our readings, how is gender performed or performative? How do societal norms influence performativity?
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Free-Write
• How do you perform gender? Think of some examples.
• How did you learn to do so?
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Girl or boy? How can we tell?
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What does this image imply about
gender norms?
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Blogging and Beyond
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/17/lego-ad-1981_n_4617704.html
• How does this add connect to the ideas discussed in today’s readings?
• Do you see a problem with the marketing of these items? If so, why?
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Discussion Questions
• Based on our readings, how do people “participate” in patriarchy?
• What are systems of oppression?
• What does Bell Hooks mean when she says that people are simultaneously the oppressed and the oppressor?
• What is the “system," and how can we beat it?
• How might these issues apply to us at TCU?
• What other parts of the reading stood out to you and why?