FSN 221 Lecture Notes - Angela Davis, Queer Theory, Intersectionality
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Fashion, the body and identity ii: from identity to identities. People with disabilities and fashion: queering identities. Intersectionality kimberle crenshaw 1989: our identity is multidimensional, our identity is comprised of all our different identity categories, each identity category intersects and interacts to form our complete identity. Designer with clothes for people with disabilities. Challenges that one identity category is naturally connected to another. Idea that if you"re male, your gender is masculine. If you"re female, your gender is feminine, but both sexes can be either gender. A little bit of background: select one garment or accessory, perform a close reading (the three stages) (refer to figures, use at least 2 academic sources (academic journal (library. ryerson. ca, data bases, fashion, login, Berg journals), academic book (written by a professor, publisher: 2 pages. Part 2: critical analysis and conclusion: conduct an interview with the owner, discuss one societal/psychological issue. Using fashion to identify a sub culture they belong to.
