ANTH 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Secular Religion, Reasonable Accommodation, Hijab
16 Mar 2019
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Answer the question don"t beat around the bush. Sometimes there is more than one acceptable answer. Use paragraph breaks (for the long questions) Q1: religion for all three thinkers, but pick one for the court. A project that is not only about religion, but also discusses gender and sexuality. Religion makes a difference in determining the ways in which women are treated. Secularism becomes grounds for an argument that head coverings should not be worn in school (strips their independence but neglects religious freedom) French secularism: strong difference between church and state. State is regulating both religion and sexuality (politics of the veil - scott) What it means to practice religious freedom is overlapped with what it means to show aspects of femininity. Public sphere: everyone is suddenly an expert on what the hijab actually is. Religion, which is usually private, is brought into debate. Bill 60: public sector employees cannot wear certain kinds of religious symbols.
