http://marina628.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/gender-trouble-judith-butler/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 27 May 2009 21:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://marina628.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/gender-trouble-judith-butler/#comment-21 estherspace Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:37:15 +0000 http://marina628.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/gender-trouble-judith-butler/#comment-21 Marina, I had the same problem recognizing whose theory she is describing when reading Butler's article. It seems like half of my notes are something like "really?" or "huh?", followed by "oh, that's ...'s idea." As for your last question, where does the concept of gender originally come from, it raises a valid point. If one believes in evolution, it can be assumed that as reasoning ability and consciousness of self and being developed, along with it came the desire to categorize and define specific roles for humanity. The act of sex is necessary, and perhaps masculinist culture developed from the outward and visible signs of sexual power. I, however, do not believe in evolution, and therefore rely upon there being an origin. Well, that's what this class is all about, the center is not the center! Marina, I had the same problem recognizing whose theory she is describing when reading Butler’s article. It seems like half of my notes are something like “really?” or “huh?”, followed by “oh, that’s …’s idea.” As for your last question, where does the concept of gender originally come from, it raises a valid point. If one believes in evolution, it can be assumed that as reasoning ability and consciousness of self and being developed, along with it came the desire to categorize and define specific roles for humanity. The act of sex is necessary, and perhaps masculinist culture developed from the outward and visible signs of sexual power. I, however, do not believe in evolution, and therefore rely upon there being an origin. Well, that’s what this class is all about, the center is not the center!

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