Performativity

The idea of performativity is related to Austins SPEECH ACT THEORY in which

PERFORMATIVE speech acts do not just reflect an existing reality but create that
reality. For example, a performative SPEECH ACT such as I declare this meeting
officially opened creates a new reality in that before the words were uttered
the meeting was not yet happening. However, after they are uttered then a
meeting is actually taking place. Butler applied the concept of performativity
more broadly to refer to how we constitute our sense of self through a
systematic and repeated performance of certain types of acts. See GENDER
PERFORMATIVITY.