Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Intersectionality, Mark Burgman, Circular Reasoning

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1020E
• Professor: Kim Verwaayen

Document Summary

Lecture 10 western historical perceptions of difference. People with disabilities aren"t presumed to be sexual beings (not sexually active or sexually desirable: at risk of sexual abuse. Lgbtqqit: various communities who experience more stigma: their sexual expression are marginalized (considered wrong and non-normative) they experience this in addition to ableism. Forced sterilization of men and women with disabilities. Disability forms the way we are recognized and perceived by others. Cosmos conspiracy of great sex : false idea that all people are having incredible sex all of the time (not true: assumption that people with disabilities aren"t having sex, enjoyable sex isn"t natural but takes work. Separate spheres: men and women are literally separated in space: home is sanctuary for women, public sphere: law, education men. Women are concentrated in realm of domestic and men in public. Socioeconomically disadvantaged women have to be part of economy.