While discussing the idea of Hegemony and capitalism in class, I came across a wonderful and knowledgeable movie that talks about class and the idea of productivity discussed through Judith Butler. Judith Butler developed a perspective on performativity. This term basically describes an individual who attempts to emulate an image which he/she is trying to achieve. In the context of this movie, Rita a middle class wife decides to go back to school to gain knowledge through literature. She meets a professor at the University whom was willing to help tutor her to achieve a passing grade on her exams. In the movie you see Rita get close with the professor, becoming comfortable enough through inviting each other to dinner. When Rita was invited for dinner she searched long and hard to find the perfect outfit and practised how she would present herself through her composure and fashion. The idea of pretending and acting like something else is Judith’s Butlers idea of performativity. .
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