HIS205H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: French Revolution, Intersectionality, Sexual Orientation
4 Apr 2016
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**my notes are occasionally condensed, some words are shortened. If anything needs to be clarified, feel free to send me an email. Women weren"t really part of what historians studied back then, waited until 1970s until women"s history became part of academic discipline. Before: politics, military history, great white men . Traditional literature has been found to have been written by dead white males conservative and repressive (quote in slide) We lose sight of more ordinary people and women when talking about traditional history and covert prejudices. Post wwii shift in focus to study experiences of ordinary people. 1960s activists demanded changes that prompted scholars to study oppression of classes, and religions. 1980s north america and england: women studies began to be institutionalized began as a subfield but expanded to include all areas of human history. Gender: social relationships based on perceived differences between the sexes.
