WS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Feminism, Androgyny, Intersectionality
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Week 3 lecture 1 sept. 25th, 2013. Theorein : to look at, to see, to understand, a frame looking at the world and focusing in, a blueprint, a guide, theory /practice. First: 1850-1920, being able to vote (1920) Second: 1960, depending on what is important, major theories. Responsibility given to women to take care of children. There"s always going to be that bias. All women can"t achieve the same level of equality as men. Women are all different: assumes the male standard is desirable. White, rich, men being dominant western , non- dominant being non-western . Focus: women have minds decide for self, have rights, participate in public life (not just in the kitchen), freedom, choice, women seek equality to men, this attitude is reformist (fitting women into status quo) Solution: remove barriers re: education, laws, politics, professions. Problems: violence against women in the home, women are controlled by men through sexuality. Pornography, birth: housework (unpaid), primary responsibility for childcare.
