Performativity, Parody, Politics
@article{Lloyd1999PerformativityPP,
title={Performativity, Parody, Politics},
author={Moya Lloyd},
journal={Theory, Culture \& Society},
year={1999},
volume={16},
pages={195 - 213}
}The aim of this article is to examine both the work of Judith Butler on gender performativity and examples of how Butler's writings have been appropriated by certain other writers. I explore three areas in particular: the relation between performance and performativity in the work of Butler and her `adherents'; the developmental changes in Butler's argument between Gender Trouble and Bodies That Matter; and the question of the effectiveness of the politics of parody. I argue that it is the…
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