Performativity, Precarity and Sexual Politics

Gender performativity is one of the core concepts in Judith Butler’s work. In this paper Butler re-examines this term and completes it with the idea of precarity, by making a reference to those who are exposed to injury, violence and displacement, those who are in risk of not being qualified as a su...

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Published inRevista de antropología iberoamericana Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. I - XIII
Main Author Judith Butler
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Antropólogos Iberoamericanos en Red 01.09.2009
Subjects
Performativity
post-structuralism
precariety
sexual policies
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Summary:Gender performativity is one of the core concepts in Judith Butler’s work. In this paper Butler re-examines this term and completes it with the idea of precarity, by making a reference to those who are exposed to injury, violence and displacement, those who are in risk of not being qualified as a subject of recognition, There are issues that constantly arise in the nation- states, such as claiming a right when there is not a right to claim, or being forced to follow certain norms in order to change these norms. This is particularly relevant in the sexual policies that are shaped within the nation-states.
ISSN:1695-9752
1578-9705
DOI:10.11156/aibr.040303e