performativity
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- noun
- /pərˌfɔːrməˈtɪvɪti/
- Specialized
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performatividad
- Finally, performativity conceptualizes a connection between performing gender and gender identity.
- gender performativity
- performativity theory
- notion of performativity
Examples
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In Gender Trouble, Butler argues for an ontology of drag as the performativity of gender.
Fiction book (1993) -
Here I wish to stress a fundamental difference between theatre and theatrical writing, between performance and performativity.
Academic text (2009) -
To describe how social practices are replicated, represented, and reinforced, I turn to performativity.
Academic text (2008) -
Performativity emerges in utterances, and so must be analyzed in specific speech situations.
Academic text (1993) -
Her conception of gender aligns with Judith Butler's theory of gender performativity, which emphasizes the sociocultural construction of sex and gender through repetitive conduct or performance.
Academic text (2018) -
In social contexts, performativity suggests that our words can shape our identities and realities.
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The idea of performativity highlights how saying something can create a new social reality.
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According to performativity theory, actions like performing a role can influence how we see ourselves.
Surface Forms
Morphology
performativity = performative (semi-transparent) = perform + ative + ity
Formed from 'performative' + '-ity', but the technical theoretical sense used in gender and speech-act theory is specialized and not directly predictable for average learners.
Etymology
Performativity comes from perform ('to do' or 'act') plus -ity. Think of a play: doing or saying something can make a social reality, so performativity means words and actions can bring about real effects in how people live and see themselves.