Women's Studies 3153F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Moral Panic, Roller Derby, Murder Of Reena Virk

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 3153F/G
• Professor: Potvin Jacequline

Document Summary

Marginalization and criminalization - female violence linked to theories of masculinization in popular discourses; lesbian women and women of color specifically targeted. Moral panic around growing violence of women and girl. Masculinization = violence but also becomes lesbian. Moral panic that has grown around this. Looking at the panic of girl gangs. Rights responsibilities" by the state - bound up in our sexual relationships. Way in which citizenship is bound up - rights and responsibilities. Idea that enfolded in sexual citizenship = double edged sword. National culture - who is included in this culture. Judgement from officers - constantly denying homo sexual relationships: are the feelings real etc. o. Piper and her fianc - constantly doubting her homosexual relationship. Oitnb - opens up rooms of identification with those characters. Hard to be everything to all people. Homonormativity - not reflective of any relationship.