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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Butler describe Wittig's idea of fictive sex?

2. Butler suggests that there is mere convention in which field than is supposed?

3. Butler claims that genders can be which of the following?

4. Butler wishes to show where and how which of the following operates?

5. To Kristeva, poetry helps express the dependence of who?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the importance of power as it relates to sexuality, according to Butler and feminist theorists.

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

Analyze Butler's conclusion as a whole. Is it effective? Does you agree with it or believe that it has some merit? Does it fulfill its purpose?

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