Splitting Judith Butler's gender identity performativity theory
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https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v1i59.18715Keywords:
identity, feminism, sexuality, gender minorities, performativityAbstract
This article aims to expose how Judith Butler's theory of performativity of gender identity aroused from the integration of different philosophical notions that integrate this theory. To precisely address the author's theory, a brief explanation of those relevant philosophical proposals that served as the basis for the development of the Butlerian theory will be provided. This article will introduce Judith Butler’s life and work, and subsequently, explore the main concepts related to her theory of gender identity, explaining the fundamental points of the theories of philosophers like Spinoza, Hegel, Nietzsche, Foucault, and feminist philosophers such as Wittig and Rich. Furthermore, it will elaborate on the main ideas considered in the study of her theory of gender performativity deemed essential for its study. It will review the parts derived from Austin's speech act theory, Althusser's interpellation, and Kristeva's concept of abjection. In conclusion, it will be shown that the success of this theory lies in the synthesis of these diverse ideas, which gave rise to Butler’s new recognized and widely studied proposal. The intent is to provide an explanatory approach and offer a new way to understand this theory, enabling the reader to identify those relevant philosophical theories and discover the origin, foundations, and development of the theory of gender identity performativity.
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