Born in February 24, 1956 Studied philosophy, receiving her B.A. in 1978 and her Ph.D. in 1984 Since 1993, she has taught at the University of California, Berkeley B est known for her books Gender Trouble : Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990) and Bodies That Matter (1993), in which she Challenges conventional notions of gender and develops her theory of gender performativity . S upported lesbian and gay rights movements and has spoken out on many contemporary political issues JUDITH BUTLER
What does it mean that gender is performative ?
Arya stark in Game of Thrones
Arya rejects the notion that she must become a lady and marry for influence and power. She is fascinated by warfare and training in the use of arms, and is bored by embroidery and other "lady-like" pursuits. She wants to be like her father and has a quarrelsome relationship with her sister Sansa, due to their contrasting interests and personalities. Her character
ARYA STARK Masculine appearance Wants to be a lord Fight with sword Chose anger Idealizes her father and brother SANSA STARK Feminine appearance Wants to be a wife of lord Chose fear Idealizes her mother COMPARISON BETWEEN SISTERS
“Gender is the repeated stylization of the body, a set of repeated acts within a highly rigid regulatory framework that congeal over time to produce the appearance of substance, of a natural sort of being.” (Gender Trouble) CONCLUSION