Judith Butler- Gender Performativity

Question 1

What is gender performativity

Answer 1

The belief that gender is constructed through repetitive acts (a performance) that coincide with conventions of gender within that culture

Imitate what we see reinforces stereotypes

We should be able to subvert these performances but most met with aggression

Question 2

What is gender trouble

Answer 2

Subverting conventions of gender and disrupting normal expectations