It's self-fulfilling. Austin calls this a performative utterance. Austin claims that, in fact, all utterances are performative. Even "I hear you" is self-fulfilling, when you recognize it as an ...

"These results suggest law to be a type of performative utterance, meant not just to communicate states of the world but to explicitly alter the state of the world. In such instances, distinctive ...

Dr. Alison McClymont, a child psychologist and trauma therapist, believes social media platforms have given rise to “performative displays of friendship,” meaning that people are posting ...

However, beneath the surface lies a troubling truth—much of what passes for patriotism on the Right is little more than performative posturing, a hollow façade that masks a deeper rot at the ...

Any business owner can say they love diversity, but they have to show it over time through their actions to avoid becoming performative. Diversifying the workforce takes time and effort.

It’s a fair question. Like I wrote in my previous column, it’s very easy to get frustrated over what might be broadly called “performative politics.” Often that term is used critically ...

My advice to congressional Democrats: If you’re going to embrace performative politics, be sure you give a good performance. Instead, the Democrats at President Donald Trump’s speech to a ...