CRM 2307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Second-Wave Feminism, Theresa Spence, Bechdel Test

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 2307
• Professor: Christine Bruckert

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Power (the ability to affect change, make things happen, those with less power have less economic means usually), autho ity, e ou ce . Must locate victimization within the political, socio-economic labour and social context (this class) Must appreciate that context is not solely gendered - differences among women. Constraints (and privileges) (gender expectations, wome(cid:374) (cid:272)are, (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) are(cid:374)(cid:859)t aggressive, women are operating within constraints and choosing within it as well adding to a neoliberal world ) However the flip side shows that if we make bad choice we are of lesser importance: constraint and privilege open up the factor of resistance. What is thinkable: wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) do (cid:271)reak through the (cid:374)or(cid:373)s, (cid:271)ut it(cid:859)s diffi(cid:272)ult. Definition the tactics, strategies and practices persons employ to assert agency and contest the conditions and/or implications of their position. Foucault"s power as a relationally-realized negotiated dynamic.