1. Yesterday I taught Judith Butler's Gender Trouble in my undergrad sociological theory course. It's challenging. I was worried about being able to make it accessible. I consulted w/ gender/sexuality scholars who know the field better than me which helped a ton. But also...

2. I found some online resources that made the whole thing a lot clearer, and actually a lot of fun.

3. After some traditional (online) lecture and discussion going over quotes and diagramming arguments/concepts, I asked for two volunteers: one to be Judith Butler, and other to be cats. I provided no context into this request, but I did manage to get two wonderful volunteers.

4. After the assignments on roles were set (again, no context), I flipped to the next slide, which was this.

5. And my amazing students acted out the entire comic enthusiastically for the entire class. They did such a great job and I think we all walked away with a better appreciation of Butler, and more clarity on the argument. Also, cats.

5. Teaching online is rough in a lot of ways, but these moments make it worthwhile.

Note: I did NOT make this comic, and do NOT take credit for it! It was created by Hannah McCann, and can be found on the blog BinaryThis.

Source: https://binarythis.com/2013/05/23/judith-butler-explained-with-cats/

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