Women and Gender Studies - an Overview
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4 phases in development of women and gender studies I. 60s-70s: difference feminism II. 80s: the other woman III. 80s: masculinity IV. 90s: globalization V. 2000s: transgender-intersex
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Broad overview of the development of women and gender studies in America.
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4 phases in development of women and gender studies
I. 60s-70s: difference feminismII. 80s: the other womanIII. 80s: masculinityIV. 90s: globalizationV. 2000s: transgender-intersex
I. 60s – 70sGender as a system of difference and domination
gender = set of rules/codes that:
gender = set of rules/codes that
creates 2 kinds of people
anda)
b)
c)
gender = set of rules/codes that creates 2 kinds of
people and:
a) paves way for domination
gender = set of rules/codes that creates 2 kinds of
people and:
a) paves way for domination
b) supports domination
gender = set of rules/codes that creates 2 kinds of
people and:a) paves way for domination
b) supports domination
c) for the purpose of domination
Four key principles:A. B. C. D.
60s - 70s women’s studies
A.focus on difference between women and men
B. C. D.
60s - 70s women’s studies
A.focus on difference between women and men
B. make women’s lives visibleC. D.
60s - 70s women’s studies
A.focus on difference between women and men
B. make women’s lives visibleC. shift perspective from male as
universal to women’s as legitimateD.
60s - 70s women’s studies
A.focus on difference between women and men
B. make women’s lives visibleC. shift perspective from male as
universal to women’s as legitimateD. emphasize links between all women.
sisterhood is global. universal sisterhood
60s - 70s women’s studies
a.b.c.
60s - 70s women’s studies
CRITIQUES
a. generalizations
60s - 70s women’s studies
CRITIQUES
a. generalizationsb. seeing women/men as polar opposites
60s - 70s women’s studies
CRITIQUES
a. generalizationsb. seeing women/men as polar oppositesc. doesn’t allow differences among women
and among men
60s - 70s women’s studies
CRITIQUES
II. 80sChallenges to Universal Sisterhood orCritique by the “other” woman
A. mainstream feminism does not include perspectives of all women – not universal, but representative of a particular privileged p.o.v. (white, middle/upper class, hetero)
80s - Challenges of Other Woman
B. We must examine not just gender alone, but other aspects of identity and how they interact with gender. Intersectionality
80s - Challenges of Other Woman
III.80sMasculinitygender as a system orders not just women’s lives, but men’s as well.
80s - Masculinity
A. B. C.
80s - Masculinity
A. masculinity is not biological but sociological
B. C.
80s - Masculinity
A. masculinity is not biological but sociological
B. power is central to understanding gender: both men’s power over women and men’s power over other men
C.
80s - Masculinity
A. masculinity is not biological but sociological
B. power is central to understanding gender: both men’s power over women and men’s power over other men
C. no single masculinity
IV. 90sGlobalization
90s - Globalization
A. increased study of women and gender relations around the world
B.
90s - Globalization
A. increased study of women and gender relations around the world
B. attention to how increasing global capitalism is shaping women’s lives and gender relations
V. 2000sTransgenderIntersex
2000s - Transgender
Challenge ‘gender’ as fixed, biological, and natural
