class discussion

1. Gender
Performativity,
the Patriarchy,
and Systems
of Oppression

2. Judith Butler and Gender
Performance
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fndkPPJBi1
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• Based on this video and our readings, how is
gender performed or performative? How do
societal norms influence performativity?

3. Free-Write
• How do you perform gender? Think of some
examples.
• How did you learn to do so?

4. Girl or boy? How can we
tell?

5. What does this image
imply about gender
norms?

6. Blogging and Beyond
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/17/leg
o-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?

7. 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?