WGS 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dualism, Misogynoir, Laurie Penny
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Enlightenment rational theory constructed as dualisms, opposites: ie men and women embodiment, women seen as connected to nature, split between public and private. Women occupied domestic sphere transition to public sphere ie women blamed for rape because they are occupying public space: shouldn"t be there, shouldn"t wear that, haraway. What does it mean when we acknowledge that race is a social construct not to re-inscribe rigid, problematic categories to re-imagine a world without these boundaries un-work gender, race, etc take feminism and combine with socialism/marxism. Who produces knowledge question of labor to promote a social mutual space in a virtual world: not economically successful, political economy. How to take feminist approach to technology: daniels. Why the utopian space is useful but still problematic. What does surfing the web" entail (tend to minimize it as something women do/what are we doing when we surf": hacking", women do not often hack.
