WGS200Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Indian Act, Intersectionality, National Academy
26 Feb 2017
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Husband died, has a serious neurological disease. Trans student who played hockey, and in 2012, he was denied access to the boys locker room. The exclusion outed him and exposed him to bullying. Put a complaint to human rights council, settlement in 2014, but not until last week that policies have changed. There are multiple strands and kinds of feminists, some people act in a. Feminists are not haters, angry unhappy women, victims feminist way without even identifying themselves as feminists. Men cant be feminists relationships in there, but don"t forget agency and peoples ability to resist. There is a particular context, where are we now and what are the power. It is a circle because it is moving, things change. Context: things change because we are not essentialists, the particular historical moment, place and time. Agency: the ability to exert action, even in structures and institutions (think of jesse who managed to change hockey ontario)
