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

Short Answer Questions

1. Butler claims that various conflicts and convergences produce shifting of which item?

2. Butler describes repression of bisexuality as a locus of which of the following?

3. To Kristeva, what relationship does the maternal body represent fluidity between?

4. Who does Butler believe mistakenly holds the idea of a separation between sex and gender?

5. Wittig say that which was not determinative of sex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the disagreement between Beauvoir ad Irigaray about how gender asymmetry is generated. Which does Butler side with?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the process Butler explains from desire to identification. Is her description effective? Is it accurate? What does the significance placed on this process say about Butler?

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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