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performative - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • utterance: Derrida disputes that context is sufficient to ground a performative utterance.
  • hypertext: Reader's Introduction Dear reader, This essay is an experiment in academic writing that I tend to think of as a performative hypertext.
  • act: All of the artists produce work, which through some performative act or gesture, draws attention to the nature of video itself.
  • dimension: This emphasis of conflict comes especially to the fore when we focus on the performative dimensions of tragic language use.
  • aspect: I envision the performative aspect of the work lasting at least an hour.
  • element: A cards event was also organized to coincide with the project, highlighting the performative element of 3 Marked Decks.

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