Women's Studies 2220E Study Guide - Final Guide: Cindy Sherman, Scopophilia, Truevisions

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2220E
• Professor: Kimberly Verwaayen

Document Summary

Re-introduction: feminist theory, feminist practice: the matter of theory and why theory matters. Susan archer mann: how feminists do theory and for whom. Blondes have more fun (shows the numerous theories that can emerge) Gendered discourse even though it"s not explicitly stated. From this, we can see that beauty and appearance is also gendered, which mean"s much of women"s success is attributed to whether she can modify herself and her body to the societal standards required of her (class issues) Intersectionality theorist may suggest that being blonde is a racial and global privilege. Queer theorists can see heterosexual assumptions of this statement. Reading feminist theory suggests relative privilege (lack of women in schools and few women obtaining gender studies degrees) Feminist theory should be written in a style that is accessible to all because the political aim of certain theorists is useless if the oppressed group they are writing about can"t even access and read their text.