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Category: Gender studies

  • Intersectionality

    Answer the following prompts in response to this week’s readings and videos based on intersectionality. Anzaldua’s and Lorde’s Respective Takes on Intersectionality How do Anzaldua’s and Lorde’s articles describe intersectionality? Why is it so important for the empowerment of women and people of color in general? Video on Crenshaw’s Perspective on Intersectionality According to Kimberl Crenshaw what is intersectionality and how can it inspire one to establish coalitions with people of color, especially women of color?

  • Women’s status in ancient Greek society

    just replying to the discussions discussion 1: After reading Dr. Williams’s chapter on the Greek world, I do agree that women’s status in the poleis was really ambiguous. It’s like on one hand, women were absolutely vital to the functioning of the city. Dr. Williams says, only children born to legally married, freeborn citizen parents could become citizens. Because they gave birth to the next generation of citizens, women played a vital biological and social role. In that sense, they were key to the survival of the polis. However, women were not considered full citizens themselves. They could not hold office, vote, or directly participate in political life. This conflict is what makes their status so complex. The difference between Sparta and Athens really stood out to me. The adulterous law was extremely severe in Athens, which took illegitimate citizenship very seriously. If a husband caught someone else with his wife, he was legally allowed to kill the man. Women’s bodies were controlled because the city’s political system depended on “pure” citizen lines. Sparta, on the other hand, was very different. There is a law allowing a man to sleep with another man’s wife with consent in order to have healthy children reflects very different priorities. Sparta valued military strength more than anything else. Spartan women also had more freedom, like owning properties and engaging in physical training. While they did not hold political office, it seems they had more economic and social independence than Athenian women. The ancient documents show that women did face a lot of limitations, mainly in Athens, where they had to stay in the household and stay out of the public eye. However, there is some evidence to the opposite in Sparta, where women appear to have had more freedom. The thing that most stood out to me was how women’s worth was always determined by the demands of the state, whether it was to produce strong soldiers in Sparta or legitimate heirs in Athens. Despite their own barrier from full public participation, their identity was closely linked to citizenship and family. discussion 2: I agree with Dr. Williams that womens status in Greek society was ambiguous: they were not full citizens but were vital as mothers of future citizens, which created value and serious limitations. This appears across most of the sources, where womens roles centered on reproduction and family, yet they faced significant restrictions to protect civic identity. In Athens, limitations were severe. Lysias On the Murder of Eratosthenes shows how Euphiletos justifies killing his wifes lover, citing laws that permitted it to safeguard legitimate offspring and citizenship. He describes him secluding his wife in womens quarters upstairs, away from men, illustrating the unfair treatment Athenian women enduredno political rights, no property ownership, and constant monitoring to ensure chastity. Scholarship consistently highlights these barriers: Athenian women were excluded from having a public life, voting, or land ownership. That said, Sparta stands out as a bit of an exceptionnot all Greek women faced the same level of restrictions. Xenophons Constitution of the Lacedaemonians explains that Spartan women trained physicallyrunning, wrestling, and building strengthto bear robust soldiers for the state. Lycurgus allowed consensual wife-sharing for reproduction for community benefit, prioritizing the need for a strong military over strict monogamy. Plutarchs Sayings of Spartan Women shows their boldness, like the mother who tells her son to return with your shield or on it, showing their role in fostering warrior values. Aristotle notes Spartan women owned nearly two-fifths of the land through dowries and inheritance, granting unusual economic powerthough he criticizes this as contributing to luxury and disorder. What stands out is the contrast between Athens and Sparta, shaped by civic priorities: Athens guarded democratic citizenship through rigid control of women, while Spartas militarism allowed physical training, economic influence, and communal family practices to strengthen the army. In both poleis, however, womens ambiguity meant empowerment only through service to the statenever as equals. Their status was always subordinate to producing citizens or soldiers, leaving little room for individual agency.

  • are the mental health outcomes of students effected by exten…

    its a basic research paper. 10 pages, fairly standard, she basically wants to see us go through the process

  • Gender Studies Question

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    Question/Prompt(s):

    How are white nationalist and related right-wing beliefs, tropes, and politics framed, rationalized, and interpreted in public and political discourse? With what impact? In your essay, incorporate four required readings: Ross, Lindgren, Bjork-James (on “Racializing Misogyny”) and Berry, Glaser & Schildkraut. You may use additional readings if you like, but must use the four listed here to receive full credit.

    • Short Essay Instructions

    Each short essay is worth 12 points, and you may complete all five if you like, or can opt to complete fewer. If specific course materials are required for a particular essay, the essay question/prompt will specify. Otherwise, you may choose which course materials most support your discussion. You may, but do not need to include any outside materials. Your essay(s) should be a minimum of 800 words (no maximum), and should conform to the formatting instructions in the course assignment guidelines. Although some of the essays correspond to a time period in the course schedule, as indicated in the assignment guidelines, you may receive full credit for completing an essay at any point during the term.

    • Formatting, Citations and Submission:

    For written assignments, please use double-spacing, 12-point font, and insert page numbers. When citing materials, you may use MLA citation style and cite all materials you use. You may either use a works cited page, use in-text citation with a bibliography, or you may use footnotes or endnotes instead. Uploads may be in PDF or Word only.

    Grammar and writing skill are not part of the grading criterion, although proofreading is strongly recommended.

    There is no grade penalty for exceeding the minimum word count, but there is a grade penalty for writing less than the minimum (800 words) specified in the assignment.

    Requirements: 800 words

  • Gender Studies Question

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    Question/prompt(s):

    How do right-wing movements and organizations conceive of gender? What are some of the ways in which femininity and masculinity are practiced? Your discussion should utilize the film “Bad Faith” (screened in class) and at least 4 of the following 5 required readings: Spierings et al, Love, Sunderland, Perry & Whitehead, and Mikkelson & Kornfield. You may include additional readings if you like, but must include at least 4 of those listed here to receive full credit.

    • Short Essay Instructions

    Each short essay is worth 12 points, and you may complete all five if you like, or can opt to complete fewer. If specific course materials are required for a particular essay, the essay question/prompt will specify. Otherwise, you may choose which course materials most support your discussion. You may, but do not need to include any outside materials. Your essay(s) should be a minimum of 800 words (no maximum), and should conform to the formatting instructions in the course assignment guidelines. Although some of the essays correspond to a time period in the course schedule, as indicated in the assignment guidelines, you may receive full credit for completing an essay at any point during the term.

    • Formatting, Citations and Submission:

    For written assignments, please use double-spacing, 12-point font, and insert page numbers. When citing materials, you may use MLA citation style and cite all materials you use. You may either use a works cited page, use in-text citation with a bibliography, or you may use footnotes or endnotes instead. Uploads may be in PDF or Word only.

    Grammar and writing skill are not part of the grading criterion, although proofreading is strongly recommended.

    There is no grade penalty for exceeding the minimum word count, but there is a grade penalty for writing less than the minimum (800 words) specified in the assignment.

    Requirements: 800

  • Gender and women studies

    It is an apa assignment you have to pick a topic and also write on it the introduction paper and reference does not include the 5 pages

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Law or Policy Review – Instructions.docx

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  • Barbie film review

    Assignment

    View the film of your choice at least once. Make sure you take detailed notes of the characters, main events and any other important details. Review your film notes and the course materials from the semester, then choose at least 3 theories or main ideas that appear to be operating in the events or individuals depicted in the film (e.g., the feminist movement, liberal feminism, the fight for self-determination, pay inequity, patriarchy, rape culture, domestic violence, social construction of gender, social construction of sexuality, gender roles, racism, etc.).

    Paper Requirements

    You should have a brief paragraph introducing the film you chose.

    Next, you should have one paragraph for each theory or principle you believe is relevant to the film. You will need to describe your theory or principle, using the text and lecture notes to support and describe the principle/theory you are applying and then apply it to the film. For each principle or theory, you should have at least 3 examples from the film. Make sure you bold and underline your main principles and or theories.

    You should also integrate and use other additional terms, concepts or data that are important to your main theory or principle and will help illustrate your point or explain the film or how a feminist lens/womens studies allows you to view the film differently.

    Wrap up your paper with a conclusion paragraph.

    Other Requirements

    Sources/Works Cited: For this paper you are to use the lecture and textbook for your sources. No outside sources may be used unless cleared by me and are supplemental to using the lecture and textbook (i.e. you need specific data stats from the agency you worked with or stats not in your text or lecture). All work must be properly cites using APA or ASA.

    Grading: The grading will be based on your adherence to the prompt, your use and application of feminist analysis, proper citations of lecture and text with page numbers throughout the paper and a works cited, grammar and spelling. Each paper must be typed, double spaced, 12 font, include your own original title (not the title of this paper assignment). Your name and the course information should appear on the first page of your paper.

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): What Is Womens Studies Lecture.pdf, The F word Lecture.pdf, Feminist waves lecture.pdf, Sexuality and Sexual Orientation Lecture.pdf, The Sexual Double Standard Lecture.pdf, Gender Based Violence Lecture.pdf, Women in the Global Context Lecture.pdf

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  • Gender Studies Question

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    Question/Prompt(s): How do white nationalist and right-wing populists recruit, retain and mobilize their members? Your essay should incorporate the four required readings from the third and fouth weeks, specifically Minkowitz, Blee, Kelly & Wilson. You may include other readings, but must include these four to receive full credit.

    • Short Essay Instructions

    Each short essay is worth 12 points, and you may complete all five if you like, or can opt to complete fewer. If specific course materials are required for a particular essay, the essay question/prompt will specify. Otherwise, you may choose which course materials most support your discussion. You may, but do not need to include any outside materials. Your essay(s) should be a minimum of 800 words (no maximum), and should conform to the formatting instructions in the course assignment guidelines. Although some of the essays correspond to a time period in the course schedule, as indicated in the assignment guidelines, you may receive full credit for completing an essay at any point during the term.

    • Formatting, Citations and Submission:

    For written assignments, please use double-spacing, 12-point font, and insert page numbers. When citing materials, you may use MLA citation style and cite all materials you use. You may either use a works cited page, use in-text citation with a bibliography, or you may use footnotes or endnotes instead. Uploads may be in PDF or Word only.

    Grammar and writing skill are not part of the grading criterion, although proofreading is strongly recommended.

    There is no grade penalty for exceeding the minimum word count, but there is a grade penalty for writing less than the minimum (800 words) specified in the assignment.

    Requirements: 800 words

  • Midterm Autoethnographic Paper

    I have attached some reading you can use as well as the instructions titled ” Gender and Intersectionality Assignment”

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Gender and Intersectionality Assignment1.docx, Feminism A Movement to End Sexist Oppression.pdf, Morton_2021_Unbroken (1).pdf, denshire-2014-on-auto-ethnography (1).pdf, Bochner and Ellis 2022 Why Autoethnography (1).pdf, wall-2008-easier-said-than-done-writing-an-autoethnography (1).pdf, Female Masculinity.pdf, 5sexrev-email.pdf, 4 Masculine Status Sexual Performance and Sexual Stigmatization of Women Sweeney.pdf, Doing Gender Determining Gender 2014.pdf, Joy Beyond the Gender Binary Experiences Constructions and Barriers of Joy in Nonbinary Lives.pdf, Sex Matters- The Sexuality and Society Reader (Fifth — Mindy Stombler (editor) Dawn M Baunach (editor) Elisabeth — ( WeLiborg ).pdf, Sex Matters- The Sexuality and Society Reader (Fifth — Mindy Stombler (editor) Dawn M Baunach (editor) Elisabeth — ( WeLiborg )1.pdf, Sex Matters- The Sexuality and Society Reader (Fifth — Mindy Stombler (editor) Dawn M Baunach (editor) Elisabeth — ( WeLiborg )1.pdf, Sex Matters- The Sexuality and Society Reader (Fifth — Mindy Stombler (editor) Dawn M Baunach (editor) Elisabeth — ( WeLiborg ).pdf, Sex Matters- The Sexuality and Society Reader (Fifth — Mindy Stombler (editor) Dawn M Baunach (editor) Elisabeth — ( WeLiborg )1-pages.pdf, Sex Matters- The Sexuality and Society Reader (Fifth — Mindy Stombler (editor) Dawn M Baunach (editor) Elisabeth — ( WeLiborg )-pages.pdf, 5sexrev-email.pdf, Joy Beyond the Gender Binary Experiences Constructions and Barriers of Joy in Nonbinary Lives.pdf, 81jyVKVS3hL.pdf

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  • Women on display, race, class, gender, agency, intersectiona…

    The Assignment: For this response, you will write a critical, seminar paper in which you engage at least one of the major texts we have read so far this semester. Identify and discuss the specific criticisms surrounding the woman on display in the work. Then, use any of the other readings to examine how this figure is represented, judged, engaged, etc. Some questions to consider are: Who has permission to be on display? What are the parameters? What are the rules? Who determines the rules? How does societys treatment of the women differ regarding their bodies? In what ways do black bodies have agency? In what ways do the intersections of race, class, and gender oppressions limit agency? Audience: You are writing to an academic audience who cares about the theories of learning. As such, your essay should be clear and specific enough for readers to understand your essay. Give a clear thesis with three key points. Be sure you are clear about what ideas you are addressing and HOW you understand and think about those things in a larger context. This is not a summary of what is the texts, nor is it a casual discussion board post. Instead, you are pinpointing minor/major ideas and engaging in a thoughtful conversation about the ways in which women navigate the intersections of race, class, and gender OR white privilege. Formatting: All essays must adhere to MLA style format and must be typed in 12pt. Times New Roman font with 1 inch margins. Each seminar paper must include cited evidence from the readings and a Works Cited page.

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Black Womens Bodiesdocx.pdf

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