Performative Acts and Gender Constitution
Words: 1249 Pages: 4 975Judith Butler's groundbreaking theory of gender performativity, first articulated in her 1988 essay "Performative Acts and Gender Constitution" and later expanded in "Gender Trouble" (1990), represents a fundamental shift in understanding gender identity and its relationship to both social construction and phenomenological experience. Butler's conceptualization of gender as a series of repeated acts rather than an innate characteristic has profoundly influenced feminist theory, queer studies, and contemporary discussions of identity politics. This analysis examines the philosophical underpinnings of Butler's theory, […]