GGRC24H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Heterosexuality, Bromance, Homosociality
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Haraway argument: fluidity between nature and culture but there are certain stereotypes that still exist with regards to these categories. Goes through the processes of assisted migration active recruiting of women to the frontier to give us a sense of the frontier in these wilderness spaces. Domesticated labour getting pushed to the frontier. Sense that women could bring a softer edge to the colonial project. The politics of independence and dependence: notions of independence and dependence get gendered in certain ways, sandilands. If you think about all of these colonial narratives about men finding themselves in wilderness spaces, the main point is that they are always dependent on others. In the past, when sh went up to the canadian north to show his masculinity, there were women who were supporting the expedition by supporting his kids while he was gone. They are set to be a sight for family getaways and romanticized.
