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Unit 4 · Literary Criticism and Theory English · December 2022 (Shift 1)

Statement I: Human bodies are 'sexed' only from a particular, narrow perspective. Statement II: Most reproduction in our lifetimes has nothing to do with 'sex'.

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Correct answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

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Feminist and queer theory (Butler, Fausto-Sterling, Haraway) treats binary sex as a constructed lens, and notes that most reproduction — cellular, technological, cultural — is not sexual.

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