Publicado em "Gender, human rights and activisms: proceedings of the Fifth International Congress in Cultural Studies". ISBN 978-989-99682-0-2This essay aims to demonstrate the place of Gender Studies within Cultural Studies, reflecting on its
epistemological evolution. In addition to recognizing the benefits of Cultural Studies’ multidisciplinary
context, this paper identifies key concepts power and identity closely linked to gender and its study.
The concept of power combined with discursive practices involving deep ideological/hegemonic moments,
but also moments of resistance is fundamental in understanding gender. Accordingly, gender
is closely linked with the concept of identity, which involved in power relations, now follows the path
of performativity.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
