Which two of the following books are rooted in Foucault's ideas of sexuality?
- A. Metahistory
- B. Gender Trouble
- C. The Role of the Reader
- D. Epistemology of the Closet
- E. Sexual Politics
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Correct answer: D. B and D only
Explanation
Butler's Gender Trouble and Sedgwick's Epistemology of the Closet (both 1990) build on The History of Sexuality's account of sexuality as discursively produced. Metahistory is Hayden White's, The Role of the Reader Eco's, and Sexual Politics (1970) Millett's.
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