Women and Gender Studies

What are the environmental implications of these activities and the relational systems they represent in your life? Submit your results here and to the “Assignments” forum in the Discussions tool.

Topic: Day In Your Life and Environmental Impacts Take a journal or notepad with you throughout a single day that you choose in a time frame that will enable you to complete this assignment on time (see the Class Schedule in the Syllabus for due dates). Make note of your activities throughout the day and […]

How does blaming victims of sexual and physical abuse contribute to the enforcement of gender norms established in a patriarchal culture?

Topic: Discussion 9 How does blaming victims of sexual and physical abuse contribute to the enforcement of gender norms established in a patriarchal culture? What challenges do women face when they choose to prosecute a rapist? What about men who choose to prosecute? How are gender roles and the social construction of gender replicated in […]

Analyze “Confession” by Edith Wharton in relation to the gender stereotypes, assumptions, expectations and/or anxieties surrounding the Lizzie Borden case.

Confession analysis This assignment asks you to analyze “Confession” by Edith Wharton in relation to the gender stereotypes, assumptions, expectations and/or anxieties surrounding the Lizzie Borden case. You’ll focus on a particular aspect of your chosen story, and use it to make an argument about the story’s engagement with the Lizzie Borden case and its […]

How has your understanding of feminism been impacted by the world around you? What are your most memorable experiences of feminist activism?

Feminism in Daily Life Assignment (750 – 1000 words)In Living a Feminist Life, Sara Ahmed bring feminism home. Make a link between something in the world around you (a newspaper article, meme, piece of artwork, movie, tv show, etc.) and a topic or issue from the course. This may be a personalized account or more […]

Prepare and submit a 500- to 750-word “reflection” on one or more of the readings assigned, review article(The Everyday Life of Queer Trauma).

Topic: Review on Article(The Everyday Life of Queer Trauma) 2 Reflection Papers (7.5% each; 15% in total – one responding to your choices of weeks 2-4, the second for any other week of the course) Prepare and submit a 500- to 750-word “reflection” on one or more of the readings assigned for a given week […]

Create a visual representation of the forces impacting a particular eco-feminist/environmental issue for the purpose of informing others about the problem and generating discussions.

Topic: Mapping Terrains of Feminist Knowledge Building in Eco-Gender Studies Complete a conceptual map and submit your drawing, PPT, Word Doc, etc. as an attachment here. Also post a copy to the “Assignments” forum in the Discussions tool. Conceptual mapping can be a useful tool to illustrate, or create a diagram of, the broad components […]

How was Liberation movement characterized by international perspective with attention to interlocking oppression and support of coalition politics?

Part I: Activism/Feminism: 19th 20th Century Feminism.docx Answer the questions below in a paragraph or two. 1. What is activism for labor rights, civil rights, welfare rights, and immigrant right? 2. How was gender tied to racial, class, religious, sexual, and other identities? 3. What is multiracial feminism and does it call for justice-based vision […]

Write a 2-3 page double-spaced paper on how the three stories relate to each other: how are the stories similar and dissimilar to each other, and how do they relate to class material?

Human Sexuality Midterm On the Mystery Box website (https://www.mysteryboxshow.com/videos/) choose three individual stories to watch. You will then write a 2-3 page double-spaced paper on how the three stories relate to each other: how are the stories similar and dissimilar to each other, and how do they relate to class material? What themes from class […]

Explain how prisons and policing are critiqued by abolitionist feminists and why they promote those critiques.

1.Demonstrate that you know the history of the Reproductive Justice Movement and apply it to at least two examples of struggles and movements we learned about in class this semester. Additionally, include and describe a third example of a reproductive justice issue we did not cover fully in class this semester. 2.Be able to convey […]

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