ENG 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ponytail, Male Privilege, Gender Dysphoria
2 Apr 2017
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Sex and gender: sex - materiality of the body (biology, gender - assumptions and generalizations imposed on a body (ideology) Not natural but learned: gender dysphoria - personal conviction that physicality of the body does not reflect a person"s true gender. Feminist interpretations: priority: how values of patriarchy are embedded in texts, either overtly or subtly (including the notion that men are naturally equipped to dominate over women, frequently these hints are hidden or disguised. If an author believes these values to be normal , they will appear as normal in the text: feminists believe that these values are not natural and universal but learned, which is why these hints need to be uncovered. Often related to gender roles and form a hierarchy. Young adult (ya) fiction: refers (usually) to texts that targets readers aged 12-18. No texts that are (necessarily) ready by young people in this age span. Does not include all texts that feature adolescent protagonists.
