Performativity
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+ | '''Performativity''' is a concept that is related to [[speech act]] theory, to the [[pragmatics]] of language, and to the work of [[John L. Austin]]. It accounts for situations where a proposition may constitute or instaurate the object to which it is meant to refer, as in so-called "[[performative utterances]]". | ||
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+ | The concept of performativity has also been used in [[science and technology studies]] and in [[economic sociology]]. [[Andrew Pickering]] has proposed to shift from a "representational idiom" to a "performative idiom" in the study of science. [[Michel Callon]] has proposed to study the performative aspects of [[economics]], i.e. the extent to which economic science plays an important role not only in describing markets and economies, but also in framing them. | ||
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+ | Other uses of the notion of performativity in the social sciences include the daily behavior (or performance) of individuals based on social norms or habits. Philosopher and feminist theorist [[Judith Butler]] has used the concept of performativity in her analysis of [[gender]] development, as well as in her analysis of political speech. [[Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick]] describes '''Queer Performativity''' as an ongoing project for transforming the way we may define - and break - boundaries to identity. | ||
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Performativity is a concept that is related to speech act theory, to the pragmatics of language, and to the work of John L. Austin. It accounts for situations where a proposition may constitute or instaurate the object to which it is meant to refer, as in so-called "performative utterances".
The concept of performativity has also been used in science and technology studies and in economic sociology. Andrew Pickering has proposed to shift from a "representational idiom" to a "performative idiom" in the study of science. Michel Callon has proposed to study the performative aspects of economics, i.e. the extent to which economic science plays an important role not only in describing markets and economies, but also in framing them.
Other uses of the notion of performativity in the social sciences include the daily behavior (or performance) of individuals based on social norms or habits. Philosopher and feminist theorist Judith Butler has used the concept of performativity in her analysis of gender development, as well as in her analysis of political speech. Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick describes Queer Performativity as an ongoing project for transforming the way we may define - and break - boundaries to identity.