A couple of us saw this shirt from a friend at Innisfree and thought it was extremely relatable to the Judith Butler reading. First of all, this photo can be related to notions of constructed gender and sex because the duck is sitting in a duck floatie, which can represent its own performance of identity. Or, it can relate to the concept of sex being just as constructed as gender-a facade if you will. Overall, both of these ducks can be seen as two constructions.
What do you guys think?
I like it! Another way to think about it might be how Julie has phrased things in class as layering different social constructions/identities/problems on top of one another rather than a) focusing on the the depth and true meaning of an individual or b) trying to construct an individual by a melding of these conflicting thoughts and ideas.
ReplyDelete