Gender, Sex and Sexuality: Feminist Theory
Order Description
Select ONE Essay Question:
1. According to Butler, what is the connection between gender and sexuality? What do you make of this account?
2. What does Butler mean when she states that gender is performative? What are the strengths and limitations of her theory of gender?

OR

Comparative Essay Question:

– In what ways does Butler take up Foucault’s ideas? What are their points of similarity, and how does Butler depart from Foucault?

Core Texts:
1. Judith Butler, Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity 2nd edn. (Routledge, 1999).
2. Michel Foucault, History of Sexuality Vol 1: The Will to Knowledge (Penguin, 1985).

Helpful Texts:
1.Sara Salih, Judith Butler, Routledge (2002)
2.Sara Mills, Michel Foucault , Routledge (2003)
3.Alex McHoul & Wendy Grace, The Foucault Primer, (1993), Melbourne University Press.
4.Falzon, O’Leary and Sawicki, A Companion to Foucault (2013)
5.Michel Foucault: Key Concepts (2011)
6.The Cambridge Companion to Foucault (2006)

Dear Writer,
Below is some feedback I received for the first essay written by a writer (I will attach it below) on Foucault a grade of (59%) and advice for the second essay I have assigned for you. Lets hope we can get a better result! =)

– Intro needed not just repressive hypothesis but also the facts that Foucault argues against it ++ your personal take on that.
– Introduction needed to be clearer, at first it reads as if F agreed with the repressive hypothesis which of course he does not.
– Better writing style and language expression is needed
– Too many sentences which where unclear (explanation of Foucault arguments)
– Encouraged to engage more closely with the core text and your interpretation of it. This is fundamental to receiving a higher grade
– Less secondary sources, you should use them to support your argument only
– Clearer formulation of the arguments and essay structure needed
– Argumentative essay