What does Judith Butler mean when she suggests that gender is “performed” ?

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How does New Historicism differ from traditional historicism ?

A. New Historicism does not make strict delineations between literary and nonliterary texts. B. New Historicism takes a particular interest in marginalized peoples. C. New Historicism is interested in how texts help us understand economic realities. D. All of the above....

With which theorist is the concept imaginative geography associated ?

A. Julia Kristeva B. Fredric Jameson C. Terry Eagleton D. Edward Said...

What did Sigmund Freud believe about the unconscious ?

A. It contains secret instincts and desires that are repressed. B. It has little impact on human behavior. C. It is the only significant aspect of the human psyche. D. It can never be accessed....

Some critics of literary theory argue that literary theory is problematic for which reason ?

A. Literary theory does not offer a holistic interpretation of a text. B. Literary theory depends on specialized knowledge that is outside the realm of literary studies. C. Literary theory is sometimes very abstract and difficult to read. D. All of the above....

Which of the following statements best explains Mikhail Bakhtin’s philosophy of language ?

A. Language includes multiple social dialects and jargons. B. Language can include socioideological contradictions from the past. C. Language exhibits and is bound up in the social lives and historical context of the people who speak it. D. Language is loaded with the intentions of others....