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Western Literary Phenomenon Of Transgender-from The Point Of View Of Gender Performance

Posted on:2017-12-05Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y Z ChiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330503980932Subject:Literature and art
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Transgender is an important class of characters in literature, including the masculine women, feminine men, bisexual people and different groups of people sexual orientation, gender identity by re-shaping their own gender practices, subvert gender and physiological gender consistency, break the clear gender boundaries. Judith ? Butler's gender theory perfectly illustrate gender construction and deconstruction of transgender they construct their own gender by gender norms, but also deconstruct the stability of gender by repeated gender performance.In this paper, the theory and text combination,firstly, the transgender characters, playing by gender, T and transgender androgynous people etc., that they drill on gender, indicating that gender is not a pure men and women, as well as the presence of other gender groups, deconstruction heterosexual gender norms, reveals the essence of openness and fluidity of gender; Secondly, pointed out the plight of transgender persons to survive, they were social exclusion, oppression, living space is extremely small, but the courage to show up and transgender gender liberation movement has provided the impetus for them to fight; Finally, the transgender meaning of existence, they offer a new concept of gender freedom and gender equality, and promote recognition of the diversity of gender, digest binary opposition of gender, in order to truly achieve the deconstruction of gender, let everyone from gender-bound and free survival.
Keywords/Search Tags:transgender, gender performance, gender norms, heterosexuality, undoinggender
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