e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(1):110-116 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.010

Pedagogy and Performative Speech Acts

Jan Sůsa
Mgr. Jan Sůsa, Katedra občanské výchovy a filosofie, Pedagogická fakulta, Univerzita Karlova, M. D. Rettigové 4, 116 39 Praha 1, E-mail: ok1gsb@seznam.cz

The aim of the paper is to explore possible practical use of Judith Butler's theory of performativity for education. The main theme of her theory of performativity deals with the constitution of subjective identity in relation to language and power. An example of performativity can be seen in a teacher's possible remark like "Girls usually aren't so good in mathematics" - such statement can be seen as an example of speech act, which is not only a description of a neutral situation, but also have potential to act performatively. This approach can be used for an analysis of power and language in education as proved in works by W. Kohli and V. Walkerdine.

Keywords: Judith Butler, pedagogy, gender studies, performativity, theory of speech acts

Published: February 1, 2017  Show citation

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Sůsa, J. (2017). Pedagogy and Performative Speech Acts. e-Pedagogium, 17(1), 110-116. doi: 10.5507/epd.2017.010
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