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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Butler insists that unity is not necessary for which to be effective?

2. Butler claims that the idea of conceiving sex in a concrete way supports which of these?

3. Butler describes feminists as often hoping for which of the following?

4. Butler claims that feminists should criticize in which manner?

5. Irigaray saw women as the negation of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lacan, Riviere, and Freud disagree about?

2. Why and how is gender created to oppress, according to Butler?

3. What does the maternal body represent to Kristeva?

4. Describe the argument between materialism and Lacanian positions.

5. How was the feminine identity created, according to Foucault?

6. What does Butler believe about the definition of gender?

7. How does Butler describe identification as being social constructed?

8. Why do some feminists say that feminine identity is vital, according to Butler?

9. How does Butler propose one can explode categories and oppositions?

10. Why does Lacan think women symbolize the phallus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe female identity as Butler describes society as constructing it. Why does Butler see society's view of women as pertaining to male sexual desire? Does she support these arguments effectively?

Essay Topic 2

What is Butler's thesis in Gender Trouble? Describe the significance of Butler's thesis as well as how well she supports it. What elements of the thesis are weak? Which are strong?

Essay Topic 3

What role does language serve to play in oppression? What arguments in Gender Trouble support or refute your opinion?

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