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C/MD/89. Performance of Gender in “Boys Don't Cry”

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2000
DATE:
2010
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The paper analyses the film “Boys Don’t Cry” in the light of Judith Butler’s theory of the performativity of gender. The protagonist’s “performance” of the male gender, the discovery of the deception, and Teena Brandon’s confusion about her sexual identity are discussed arguing whether she is a closet lesbian and considering the queerness of both characters, Teena and Lana.

 

KEYWORDS: Gender performance, Boys Don’t Cry, Judith Butler, feminism, queer theory, lesbian,

 
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