WGST 2801 Lecture 2: LECTURE 2 - Social Movements & Social Justice

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 2801
• Professor: Amrita Hari

Document Summary

Critique of androcentrism (male bias) in knowledge production (epistemology) Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e & e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e of (cid:373)i(cid:374)o(cid:396)ities i(cid:374) k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)tio(cid:374), k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge (cid:272)o(cid:374)su(cid:373)ptio(cid:374), and activism. Compensated activity for the production of goods & services. Social reproduction: reproductive labor that is put into sustaining a system of production/consumption. Work = multi-faceted; produces living conditions that make basic human health and well-being possible. Social reproduction = protective, restorative, connects w/ human emotions. Social reproduction should be just as valuable as production. Devalues work done in the home monetarily & ideologically femininity associated with unpaid labor; therefore, femininity devalued: pedagogy informing types of activism, society commodifies things to give them value. Paul f(cid:396)ei(cid:396)e"s (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1012)5(cid:895) conscientization empowerment pedagogy. Informed many feminists of color: how to include marginalized groups; inspired by consciousness raising groups, development of critical analytical skills, e. g. Jennifer baumgardner and amy richards an accurate and responsible answer is different for each individual. Myths surrounding activism what people need are tangible and specific steps.