Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Activities & Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Societal Constructions

Create a presentation in which you share at least three societal constructions. Explain what makes these constructions either positive or negative.

2. Theorist vs. Theorist

Make a Venn diagram in which you compare and contrast two feminist theorists that you have researched. One should be from Gender Trouble and the other should be one that you have found through your own research.

3. Criticism

Butler criticizes other theorists and agrees with some. Write a critique of one of the points...
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