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From the Ted Talk by Jo Michael Rezes: A playful exploration of gender performance

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(Laughter)

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(Laughter)

I'll admit: I laughed along with my students that morning, partially at the _______ timing that my student had in her delivery but also at the fact that society has turned gender performativity into gender as ______ _________. Now, listen to this: I think that this idea has come from renowned _____ studies scholar Judith ______, whose seminal work in the performativity of gender has gone on to be a staple in undergraduate classrooms at liberal arts institutions. Now, this __________ version of Butler's work is found in the idea that gender exists in repeated words and actions. And these performatives ______ and are created by the bodies of real _____ beings.

Solution


  1. human
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  5. comedic
  6. queer
  7. sparknotes
  8. social

Original Text


(Laughter)

I'll admit: I laughed along with my students that morning, partially at the comedic timing that my student had in her delivery but also at the fact that society has turned gender performativity into gender as social construct. Now, listen to this: I think that this idea has come from renowned queer studies scholar Judith Butler, whose seminal work in the performativity of gender has gone on to be a staple in undergraduate classrooms at liberal arts institutions. Now, this SparkNotes version of Butler's work is found in the idea that gender exists in repeated words and actions. And these performatives create and are created by the bodies of real human beings.

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