WS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anishinaabe, Neutral Nation
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It is a perspective or discipline that analyzes and challenges hierarchies and unjust relations of power; Attempts to understand societal notions of gender, race, class, ability, etc. , as socially constructed (who benefits from these constructions, why, what purpose do they serve) Deals with feminisms, movements, theories and knowledge informed by the voices of those who have historically been marginalized. How might we be accountable to the fact we live on. Anishnawbe (have different names from region to region - algonquin, nippissing, Expectations of a women and gender studies scholar: Interdisciplinary thinking -- think critically and across disciplines; look at things from many angles; don"t just accept one version of the truth; considermany, ask questions; Be prepared to unlearn and to think critically.
