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What is Performative Acts and Gender Consitution by Judith Butler?
In the essay Performative Acts and Gender Constitution, Judith Butler proposes that gender is performative. She draws on Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the feminism of Simone de Beauvoir.
How does Judith Butler compare Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Simone de Beauvoir?
Judith Butler draws on Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Simone de Beauvoir, noting that both ground their theories in lived experience and view the sexual body as a historical idea or situation.
Was Judith Butler's argument in Performative Acts and Gender Constitution well received?
Juduth Butler's work has been influential in feminist and queer theory, cultural studies, and continental philosophy.

Question: Where did she publish this piece?
Self-contained rewrite: Where did Judith Butler publish Performative Acts and Gender Constitution?