W S 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Lesbian, Pansexuality, Michel Foucault

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: W S 201
• Professor: Alexia Shante Angton

Document Summary

Identity as a puzzle: all made of several pieces, we = complex human beings, not necessarily fit well together, 3rd wave: create inclusive identities, some piece"s work for us (=privileges, others= potential obstacles, variations die to social location. Women and social class: gender and social class intersect, children, health, domestic work, sexism, self-perception. What is race: ooed, 8 entries; for today: entry #6 d , with examples = 30 printed pages, imprecision and malleability (gamble 302, binary system/ dualism. Racism: racism = system, anthropometry justified colonialism and slavery, biological determinism justified segregation, wealth and housing, stereotypes, media representation of people of color, color instead of race today. Ethnicity: shared cultural heritage, sense of common identity, diaspora, ethnicities (in)visible depending on society. Employment discrimination and opportunities: sojourner truth: not = standards of femininity, access to / denial of reproductive rights, access to shelters, stereotypes, vary by ethnicity.