SOC 608 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Third-Wave Feminism, Second-Wave Feminism, Feminist Pornography

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 608
• Professor: Kelly Train

Document Summary

Third wave feminism: how is the third different from the second, forms of third wave resistance, third wave cultural production, rethinking bodies, rethinking gender, trans politics, sexual power, how is the third different from the second. The second wave was focused on following and finding one truth while third wave feminism included everyone. Li(cid:271)eral, radi(cid:272)al, a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ialist fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)ists did(cid:374)"t fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) poc, tra(cid:374)s people, other (cid:449)a(cid:455)s to thi(cid:374)k about sex (not always a bad thing), sex workers, etc. Each community in the second wave was saying that their idea of what a women should be is the only idea. Second wave feminists were very focused on identity politics, where women were told to put their identity as women and told them that they had to be sexist. Third (cid:449)a(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d fourth (cid:449)a(cid:448)e fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)is(cid:373) is all a(cid:271)out differe(cid:374)(cid:272)e, the(cid:455) did(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to (cid:373)argi(cid:374)alize people.