Response #22

Summary
In his article " Transgender Rhetorics: (Re)Composing Narratives of the Gendered Body" Jonathan Alexander attempts to tell his audience describes the concept of transgender theories. He does this by referencing different essays about transgender theories to show gender as a social construct.

Synthesis
The first thing that I thought about were the Smitherman and Delpit articles that we just read about the racial minorities, and how that relates to the gender minorities present in this article and how minority cultures in general can influence writing.

My Thoughts
I thought this article was okay, I mean it was an interesting topic to think about I suppose. However, it did seem really long and drawn out, which made me lose some interest in it while I was reading it.

AE#3
According to Alexander, normally gendered students can gain exposure to a new perspective on gender roles and the social norms that come with them, as well as how gender influences politics. Yes I do think that this could possibly hold true for the other minorities that we have discussed in class.

AE#4
When Alexander calls gender a construct he means that gender is an obstacle that is often misinterpreted in our society and that is a matter that is very personal to some, but affects politics for all. This is why it needs to be addressed in classrooms because it is a subject that is relevant in today's society and people need to know about it to understand the issues that are present in relation to it, as well as understand the writing styles that are used in that community.