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ar-20357	Quehl, Nadine	Queering 'Madness': Possibilities of Performativity Theory	2013	25	.pdf	application/pdf	9246	394	52	There is also potential for performativity theory to be applied to men- tal disorders, such as 'dissociative identity disorder' (DID) and 'border- line personality disorder' (BPD), both of which rest on the assumption that the 'normal' self is a unified, coherent and singular being. Applications ofPerformativity Theory: Queering 'Mental Illness? ' Turning from how performativity has been understood by Butler and Csordas, we will now reflect on how one might apply this theoretical approach to the study of 'mental illness,' or the experiences of those diagnosed with 'mental disorders.'	cache/ar-20357.pdf	txt/ar-20357.txt