Expanding on Simone de Beauvoir’s assertion that “one is not born, but, rather, becomes a woman” (de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 27), Judith Butler maintains that gender differences are not biological or natural, instead they are socially constructed. In other words, gender identity is tenuously instituted over time through the stylised repetition of bodily gestures, movements, and enactments, which work together to create the illusion that gendered identity is natural and stable. As Butler states, gender is “a constructed identity, a performative accomplishment […] the stylised repetition of acts over time, and not a seamless identity” (Butler, Performative Acts, 520). These gendered performances are acted out in accordance with dominant ideals and discourses, which provide a framework for our activities. In week four we explored Butler’s theories of gender performativity in relation to the construction of celebrity identity, but how do these accounts influence everyday life? Examine scholarly material on gender identity presented in the course so far in relation to YOUR OWN social media presence. You may choose to focus on selfies and other images that you post on a single platform such as Instagram, or you might like to take a multimedia approach and look at your self-presentation across different platforms or different formats. Either way, you should provide a close critical analysis of a sample of relevant images/texts. Remember, even though you are using your own social media identity as the object of analysis, you will still need to maintain a critical scholarly approach.While the theoretical foundation of your analysis needs to be Butler, you may weave Foucault’s work on technologies of the self, and any other relevant material covered in the course so far, into your discussion.Reminder: You may use any or all of the texts relating to gender performativity to address this topic. However, you must read and employ Butler's "Performative Acts and Gender Constitution" as the foundation of your analysis. It is linked below.

Tick the correct options: a.Judith Butler believes that gender is performative accomplishment. b.According to Butler, one is assigned one's gender. It has nothing to do with what one does or performs. c.According to Butler, any gender outside heterosexuality is an abnormality. d.Elaine Showalter discusses three phases of women's writing: Feminine, Feminist and Female. e.According to Butler, the personal and subjective experiences also affect common/future gender experiences. f.According to Butler, gendered body is the legacy of sedimented acts. g.Simone de Beauvoir believes that a woman is born a woman. h.According to Butler, it is impossible to determine the origin of gender. i.Butler believes that to become a woman as a performative entity would mean to convert the body into a cultural sign. j.Butler believes that the understanding of the body as an identity marker is historically situated. k.Simone de Beauvoir wrote "A Room of Once Own."l.According to Butler, personal individual acts expressing ones gender reproduce the situations of one's gender. m.Ecriture feminine refers to the language of men.n.According to Butler gender is a social construction and conceals its genesis. o.Virginia Woolf in "A Room of One's Own" says that language is gender-neutral. p.19th Century British literature represents women as working women. q.According to Butler, there is no correlation between personal and political. r.Virginia Woolf is the writer of A Vindication of Women's Rights. s.According to Butler, individual acts are never mediated by historical or cultural circumstances. t.It is generally believed in feminism that "gender" is socially constructed whereas "sex" is a matter of biology.

What does Judith Butler say about the construction of 'gender'? a. Gender is neutral to men and women b. Gender is about change and transformation C. Gender is about everyday performance d. Gender is acquired through hard work and empathy

Tick the correct options: a.Judith Butler believes that gender is performative accomplishment. b.According to Butler, the personal and subjective experiences also affect common/future gender experiences. c.It is generally believed in feminism that "gender" is socially constructed whereas "sex" is a matter of biology. d.According to Butler, there is no correlation between personal and political. e.According to Butler, individual acts are never mediated by historical or cultural circumstances. f.According to Butler, one is assigned one's gender. It has nothing to do with what one does or performs. g.According to Butler gender is a social construction and conceals its genesis. h.According to Butler, any gender outside heterosexuality is an abnormality. i.Butler believes that to become a woman as a performative entity would mean to convert the body into a cultural sign. j.Elaine Showalter discusses three phases of women's writing: Feminine, Feminist and Female. k.According to Butler, it is impossible to determine the origin of gender. l.Virginia Woolf is the writer of A Vindication of Women's Rights. m.Ecriture feminine refers to the language of men.n.19th Century British literature represents women as working women. o.According to Butler, gendered body is the legacy of sedimented acts. p.According to Butler, personal individual acts expressing ones gender reproduce the situations of one's gender. q.Simone de Beauvoir wrote "A Room of Once Own."r.Butler believes that the understanding of the body as an identity marker is historically situated. s.Virginia Woolf in "A Room of One's Own" says that language is gender-neutral. t.Simone de Beauvoir believes that a woman is born a woman.

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Simone de Beauvoir supported the idea that biological determinism is the correct explanation for gender differences.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse