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Performativity
Manage episode 282659994 series 2828065
On episode 13 of Overthink, Ellie and David explain what performativity is. They explain why the phrase "performative ally" is not philosophically accurate, and how performativity is rooted in theories about language and identity. They talk about First Amendment laws, the ball culture of Paris is Burning, Legally Blonde, pornography, and more!
Works Discussed:
Judith Butler, Gender Trouble
Jennie Livingston, Paris is Burning
J.L. Austin, How to Do Things with Words
Jeremy Waldron, The Harm in Hate Speech
Rae Langton "Subordination, Silence, and Pornography’s Authority" & "Beyond Belief: Pragmatics in Hate Speech and Pornography"
Rebecca Kukla, "Performative Force, Convention, and Discursive Injustice"
Patreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast
Website | overthinkpodcast.com
Instagram & Twitter | @overthink_pod
Email | dearoverthink@gmail.com
YouTube | Overthink podcast
113 episodes
Manage episode 282659994 series 2828065
On episode 13 of Overthink, Ellie and David explain what performativity is. They explain why the phrase "performative ally" is not philosophically accurate, and how performativity is rooted in theories about language and identity. They talk about First Amendment laws, the ball culture of Paris is Burning, Legally Blonde, pornography, and more!
Works Discussed:
Judith Butler, Gender Trouble
Jennie Livingston, Paris is Burning
J.L. Austin, How to Do Things with Words
Jeremy Waldron, The Harm in Hate Speech
Rae Langton "Subordination, Silence, and Pornography’s Authority" & "Beyond Belief: Pragmatics in Hate Speech and Pornography"
Rebecca Kukla, "Performative Force, Convention, and Discursive Injustice"
Patreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast
Website | overthinkpodcast.com
Instagram & Twitter | @overthink_pod
Email | dearoverthink@gmail.com
YouTube | Overthink podcast
113 episodes
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