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The material compares sex and gender, explaining how queer theory treats gender as socially constructed and performed. It summarizes key arguments from major theorists: Butler’s performativity and critique of binary identity, Sedgwick’s closet and binary epistemology, and broader themes including anti-essentialism, deconstruction of binaries, desire fluidity, and reclamation of “queer.”",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":15,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/literature/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/queer-theory-revision-notes-by-dakshita-singh/329274/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/queer-theory-revision-notes-by-dakshita-singh/329274.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Skyler","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-04","2026-09-21",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",11,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"How does queer theory differ from lesbian/gay studies?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"Lesbian and gay studies aims to make visible the lives and contributions of homosexual people. 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It's not what one is, but what one does (Judith Butler) . |\n\nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \n“Queer is by definition whatever is at odds with the normal, the legitimate, the dominant.” —David Halperin, Saint Foucault  \n• Queer Theory emerged prominently in the 1990s, rooted in post-structuralism, feminist theory, and lesbian/gay studies.  \n• It critiques stable identity categories and challenges the normative assumptions of heterosexuality, gender roles, and binary thinking.  \n• Queer theory represents a paradigm shift from identity-based politics to fluidity, anti-essentialism, and performativity.  \nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \nJudith Butler: Performativity and Identity Categories  \n• Butler’s Gender Trouble (1990) is foundational to Queer Theory. She argues:  \n• Gender is not innate, but performed through repeated behaviors, norms, and expressions.  \n• Heterosexuality and homosexuality are regulatory constructs that create a false binary.  \n• She questions the “self/other” binary, asserting that every identity is constituted in relation to its opposite.  \nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \nEve Kosofsky Sedgwick: The Closet and Binary Critique  \n• Sedgwick’s Epistemology of the Closet (1990) critiques how Western thought is saturated in binary oppositions: gay/straight, male/female, visible/hidden.  \n• She explores the psychological and political ramifications of “coming out,” emphasizing that it’s not a one-time act but a repeated process of negotiation.  \n• She introduced concepts like homosocial desire, where same-sex bonds among men often mask or sublimate erotic desire, especially in literature and culture.  \nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \n\n| Theme | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Anti-Essentialism | Rejects fixed identities like “man,”“woman,”\u003Cbr>“gay,” “straight” |\n| Performativity | Gender and sexuality are performed, not biologically determined |\n| Deconstruction of Binaries | Queer theory critiques binaries like male/female, gay/straight |\n| Fluidity of Desire | Recognizes sexuality as dynamic and shifting |\n| Reclamation of ‘Queer’ | Transforms a slur into a symbol of radical inclusivity and resistance |\n| Critique of Normativity | Challenges social institutions that enforce heterosexual and gender norms |\n\nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \nKey thinkers and works:  \n\n| Thinker | Key Work(s) | Contributions |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Judith Butler | Gender Trouble (1990), Bodies That Matter (1993) | Gender performativity, identity as a discursive construction |\n| Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick | Epistemology of the Closet (1990), Between Men (1985) | Closet metaphor, homosocial desire, binary critique |\n| Adrienne Rich | Compulsory Heterosexuality... (1980) | Lesbian continuum |\n| Michel Foucault | The History of Sexuality Vol. I (1976) | Sexuality as socially constructed, power/knowledge discourse |\n| Teresa de Lauretis | “Queer Theory: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities”(1991, in Differences) | Coined the term “Queer Theory”, critiques of heterosexist academia |\n\nDAK SH ITA SINGH","cbCaio4EMFMqSVxF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio4EMFMqSVxF","pdf",455007,"English","# From Lesbian/Gay Studies to Queer Theory\n## The Critique of Essentialism\n# Sex vs Gender: Traditional View vs Queer Theory View\n# Core Definition of “Queer”\n## Emergence in the 1990s\n## Paradigm Shift\n# Judith Butler: Performativity and Identity Categories\n# Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick: The Closet and Binary Critique\n# Key Themes in Queer Theory\n# Key Thinkers and Works","[{\"question\":\"How does queer theory differ from lesbian/gay studies?\",\"answer\":\"Lesbian and gay studies aims to make visible the lives and contributions of homosexual people. 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