performativity

Noun

Meaning

(philosophy) The capacity of language and expressive actions to perform a type of being.

The quality of being performative.

Examples

Cinderella burps: Gender, performativity, and the dating show. in S. Murray & L. Ouellette. Source: Internet

The conception that people are gendered rather than sexed also coincides with Judith Butler’s theories of gender performativity. Source: Internet

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