Women's Studies 2220E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Feminist Theory, Frankfurt School, Sociological Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2220E
• Professor: Erica Lawson

Document Summary

How feminist theory takes up knowledge production and foundational principles. Methodological approaches to knowledge production - chafetz doesn"t believe in feminist methodology. Feminist scholars: be careful about how we critique the science tools - quantitative and qualitative - rational tools vs. those that are not. Hill collins is clear that - black women need to use these tools in knowledge production. Methodology: in social research is concerned with making knowledge valid and authoritative. Can"t separate epistemology and methodology is the essence of feminist theory. Methodology: is a theory about how research should proceed. Feminist methodology is distinctive to the extent that is shaped by feminist theory, politics, and ethics and grounded in women"s experiences. Feminists draw on different epistemologies, but take politics and epistemology to be inseparable (ramazanoglu). Critical reflection on knowledge - take responsibility when we produce knowledge. Ways in which it is important to ask these types of questions to reflect on knowledge.