GWST 1501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bigender, Gender Identity

• School: York University
• Department: Gender and Women's Studies
• Course: GWST 1501
• Professor: Kristine Klement

Document Summary

Lecture outlines: the danger of a single story (chimamanda adichie, gender terms, the stories we tell about sex and gender differences, sex and gender diversity. The danger of a single story (chimamanda adichie) They only tell one side, partially true, incomplete stories. It emphasizes how we are different, versus how we are similar. They create fake realities and rob real realities. Robs us from our own educated decisions. Single stories have the power to perpetuate itself: we seek out other stories to confirm what has already been told. Powerful because there is not enough coverage on such ideas in the media. Single stories are part of the ways that social norms are constructed. Feminist are man-haters and they use this to gain power over men. They"re fighting a battle that they already won. Refers to the expected and actual thoughts, feelings, roles, and behaviours associated with being a man, woman, trans person, non-binary person, or other gender.