discussion

For this discussion I would like to to pick 2 of the following questions from the book and answer them. You will need to post your answers before you can look at anyone else's but then I want you to look around at you fellow students to see what questions they answered. This way we all can have the answers and work together!

Use your own words. You can reference the book but I do not want you to just copy and paste. Also Use citations as a reference.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What is the difference between studying something that is performance and studying something as a performance? Why is this distinction important?

2. What is the role of performance in reflecting social order and values on the one hand and challenging these and leading to social change on the other? Provide examples of each.

3. Explain the relationship between performance and cultural constructions of gender.

4. How are descriptive and performative utterances different from each other, and what role to each play in verbal performance?

5. What roles do performances play in everyday life, especially as these relate to hegemonic discourses?