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Bedsole, Nathan Henry 2015-06-23T08:35:44Z 2015-06-23T08:35:44Z 2015 https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/57123 Using Judith Butler’s theory of performative subversion, this thesis investigates moments where subaltern political engagement happens outside of decorous political channels. With a heavy focus on Dick Hebdige’s bricolage, the work argues that commodification works against such moments. Investigating Riot Grrrl, Pussy Riot and the death of Eric Garner, this thesis concludes that resistance’s possibilities sit in the refusal of the reproduction of societally sanctioned contingent realities. en Wake Forest University Gender Performative Subversion Performativity Race Resistance Subaltern Toward a Performative Elision of the Intelligible Public: Pussy Riot, Riot Grrrl, and Race Riots Thesis Atchison, Jarrod Breckenridge, Saylor Communication open.access