host me‚ Melody Emm! Today we have a very special guest with us‚ praised American philosopher and gender theorist‚ Dr. Judith Butler everybody. So Ms. Butler‚ May I call you Judith? I’m so honored to have you on my show. Butler: Of course you can‚ and the pleasure is mine really. Me: So Judith why don’t you tell our audience a little about your career as a queer theorist? Butler: I’d be happy to. My work in queer theory mostly focuses on feminism and gender institutions. My most notable books include
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BUTLER SERVICE HISTORY The word "butler" comes from the Old French bouteleur (cup bearer)‚ from bouteille (bottle)‚ and ultimately from Latin. The role of the butler‚ for centuries‚ has been that of the chief steward of a household‚ the attendant entrusted with the care and serving of wine and other bottled beverages which in ancient times might have represented a considerable portion of the household’s assets. In Britain‚ the butler was originally a middle-ranking member of the staff of a grand
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ROLE OF A BUTLER Throughout history‚ the word “butler” has always been associated with service. The dictionary defines a butler as "The principal manservant of a household." This definition remains true even when the butler is employed in a hotel. When a guest checks in and has occupied his suite‚ then this becomes his household. The butler caring for him becomes the "manager" of the suite (household) and in effect an employee of the guest. Services butlers offer differ from place to place‚ but their
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Judith Butler and Performativity for Beginners (mostly in her own words) Film 165A 1. A central concept of the theory is that your gender is constructed through your own repetitive performance of gender. This is related to the idea that discourse creates subject positions for your self to occupy—linguistic structures construct the self. The structure or discourse of gender for Butler‚ however‚ is bodily and nonverbal. Butler’s theory does not accept stable and coherent gender identity. Gender
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Judith and Holofernes The story of Judith and Holofernes from the book of Vulgate demonstrates the extraordinary power a woman can possess. Judith‚ the heroine of the story‚ saves her town from destruction as the author conveys her strength‚ faith‚ and determination throughout her quest against the tyrannical Holofernes by using various archetypes and themes. Before the actual story of Judith begins‚ the author provides some background information. The exposition is set in the great city of Ninevah
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Laurice Pettiford Savannah State University April 6‚ 2014 The situation in Africa concerning the AIDS/HIV epidemic is that aids in Africa marks a really extreme severe development crisis in Africa. This is still today the worst affected area in the world. In sub-Saharan Africa about Forty-Two million people live with HIV/AIDS. The epidemic claimed almost about 2.4 million people in Africa and about 3.1 million lives are taken each year (HIV/AIDS Situation in Africa 2014). The average life
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In an excerpt from her book‚ Gender Trouble‚ Judith Butler discusses the enigma that is gender identity‚ while clearly distinguishing between gender and sex. Claiming that gender is a “fabrication”‚ Butler is able to deconstruct the typical gender notions. Over two decades later‚ this theory is now being broadcasted to thousands of viewers each week via the popular television show‚ I am Jazz. The reality television series I am Jazz has boomed in popularity since its premiere in 2015 and follows the
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notion that gender is socially constructed is an idea that Judith Butler argues against‚ instead she suggests that gender does not exist. Butler states that gender cannot exist until performed‚ these acts that are performed are merely repetitions of pre-established behaviour. Instead we impersonate what we believe to be gender and gender appropriate‚ these gender conventions that are impossible to maintain as every person is different. (Butler 2009) It is these learned behaviours that establish gender
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In 1990‚ Judith Buttler wrote “Gender Trouble” which explored how gender and sexuality standarized in the construction of social theories. While inspired by Foucault‚ Lacan‚ Freud and Simon de Beauvior about sexuality‚ Buttler constructed their theories. Buttler use “the vocabularies of movement” as strategy to construct that is very uniqueness and became the burden of human manifestation‚ i.e. gender‚ sexes‚ and body. The social phenomenon develop too fast‚ while “the vocabularies of movement” are
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resistance of individuals with the notion of Judith Butler’s “performativity” theory behind. My opinion‚ however‚ is that the individual actions in accordance with “performativity” theory do not succeed in subverting the gendered discourses which is the key to eliminating discriminations. B. Overview of Judith Butler’s performativity Judith Butler uses the idea of gender performativity to make trouble by subverting commonly held notion about sex or gender. As Butler said‚ there is no gender identity behind
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