WGS101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Muriel Rukeyser, Lesbian Feminism, Sut Jhally

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGS101
• Professor: Dr.Meagher

Document Summary

Feminism: for us is a theoretical tool and intellectual resource to help us understand bh h, haj representations: comes from people wanting to challenge what they(cid:495)ve been told and make new stories. Wgs education: adrienne rich: american feminist scholar and poet (1929-2012, lesbian feminist theory (cid:498)claiming an education(cid:499) (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:889)(cid:889) Gender identity: a person(cid:495)s experience of their own gender (cid:523)very personal(cid:524) Gender expression: how a person presents themselves in the world: think about gender as the cultural interpretation of perceived sexual difference, gender is how we make sense of the fact that there are different bodies. Femininity: assertive abusive, domesticity )rrational. Impulsive: strong, dominant, handy, horny, unfeeling, protective, ambitious, violent, passivity, reserved, nurturing, fragile, sexual, pure, desirable, emotional, pretty, submissive. 3: tall, provider, leader, rough, athletic, superior, competitive, rich, messy. Imposing: successful, territorial, polite, graceful, weak, peacemaker, self-sacrificing, calculated, quiet, bimbo, empathetic, slut, manipulative, complicated. Most could actually be switched: keeping them where they are makes them stereotypes.