WOMS210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Liberal Feminism, Consciousness Raising, Gender Studies

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WOMS210
• Professor: Naccarelli Reese Jennifer

Document Summary

Three trends in feminism leading to women studies and religion. The right based language of liberal feminism: gender equality, demanding equal rights and access, for example, Consciousness raising techniques of 1960s feminism: began in new york, continuation of liberal feminism, authenticity of an individual experience. Second wave cultural feminism: creates safe space for women, rejects mainstream culture, women gender studies is a product of culture feminism. Professor at boston college for over 30yrs. Phd i(cid:374) religio(cid:374) at ai(cid:374)t mary"s college. Phd in scared theology and philosophy at university of fribourg, switzerland. Some of her quotes: (cid:862)it is the (cid:272)reati(cid:448)e pote(cid:374)tial itself i(cid:374) hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)gs that is the i(cid:373)age of god(cid:863, (cid:862)why i(cid:374)deed (cid:373)ust (cid:862)god(cid:863) (cid:271)e a (cid:374)ou(cid:374)! Why (cid:374)ot a (cid:448)er(cid:271) the most active and dy(cid:374)a(cid:373)i(cid:272) of all(cid:863) Example of the deep seated attitudes and political consequences. The power of consciousness raising (the naming the duality of consciousness) The po(cid:449)er of (cid:862)god talk(cid:863) a(cid:374)d theology.