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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Foucault create a genealogy of?

2. The process of slowly incorporating various attributes is deemed which of the following?

3. Wittig says women must become which attribute?

4. According to Butler, how does Wittig apply the idea of fictive sex?

5. Butler argues that the distinction between same and other is which of the following?

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

Compare the portrayals of feminist and masculine discourse. What makes feminist discourse circular and masculine discourse bigoted, according to Beauvoir?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Lacan describe women as symbolizing the phallus? Does Butler agree or disagree with this concept? What literary devices does Butler use to show her approval or contempt of this idea?

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