WOMENST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Rape Myth, Antifeminism, Sexual Objectification
29 Mar 2017
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Concept of savage in characterization of indigenous peoples. Link to civilizational discourse (problematic binaries between civilized and uncivilized; modern and backward) Concept of interconnectedness (community relationships, accountability to community, the interconnection between earth and humans etc. ) Links to the focus on individual success in neoliberal discourse and on individual competitiveness. Problematic neoliberal ideologies: if you don"t make it, it"s because you didn"t work hard enough . Link to collins" discussion of the economic disadvantages of black women in the us. Bad families ones who might depend on state funding, single parents etc. Idea that there were women behind her who held the canoes before her and she is now responsible and leader; notion of responsibility and accountability to the earth and to other people; trust. Respect for environment in personifying plants, rivers etc. Concept of lazy and drunk indigenous people as problematic stereotype. Relates to collin"s example of the welfare queen.
