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Week 11 Class Discussion

Week 11 Class Discussion

Q Class Discussion Feminism, Colonialism and Gender For this discussion, we are going to re-read the Ferguson (2017) article. It discusses several analytic tools in feminist theory. Directions 1. Apply these tools to colonialism and gender binaries. 2. Apply these tools to the course material on feminism in waves. 3. Consider feminist theory and activism in the context of Okun’s article on white supremacy culture. (One way of doing this is to ask whether patriarchal culture might operate in a broadly similar way.) 4. In most developed countries women are currently outperforming men in school, particularly in terms of college graduation rates. Does this have implications for feminism? If so, what are they? Please answer at least two of the above questions. ________________________________________ Discussion Protocol: Your discussion response should fully address the discussion prompt and be supported by materials from the course and reading requirements. Additionally, your posts should be 2-3 paragraphs (approximately 250-300 words), be grammatically correct, and follow APA guidelines for references and style. Hidden Discussion:?You will not be able?to view other students posts until after you have posted your original response. Peer Exchange:?Please respond respectfully and thoroughly respond to at least two of your peers.

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1) The tools mentioned in Feminist Theory Today by Ferguson (2017) are intersectionality, interdisciplinarity, and theory/practice feedback loops. These tools apply to colonialism and gender binaries. People who experience colonialism are not only experiencing an outsider taking full political control over their country, they could be experiencing racism and sexism as well. They are experiencing several types of oppression and all of them intersect or cross over at once. According to the coursework in week 11 gender binaries are people who fit into the mescaline or feminine category that matches their sex at birth.