Thankyou for posting this! I'm studying this text for an assessment i have coming up and your video has been really helpful! :)
@VictoriaAbernethy
2 жыл бұрын
This is a genuine question from a MA student in England trying to understand gender studies and feminist theory. If gender is not binary - and I understand that society constructs the ideologies in which we create the idea of binary gender - then surely this eradicates the female/woman gender. Or does it? This is the feeling I get from your talk. You mention talking about issues of sexual assault in your lectures and you mention that you speak to the men in the room, you then mention you speak to the 'non-male' members of your classroom. Is this not a slow but sure progression to remove the identity of woman. We are not women any longer just non-males, where as the men retain their maleness, ergo women - yet again - are deemed irrelevant. I am deeply concerned as a student of literature that this seems to be the current use of wording, to me it seems misogynistic. You say you have deep admiration of Gilbert and Gubar, yet if gender is fluid and non-binary then the issues experienced by women are demeaned. Yes, you could say G&G are talking about the past and past literature but ask yourself have you experienced sexism recently or issues pertaining to your gender. As someone who recently served in the military in a male dominated branch, I assure you, in the real world outside of the classroom of gender rhetoric, sexism specifically directed to women still exists. If we eradicate the term woman and femininity then we eradicate the struggles of women today.
@katieking4781
2 жыл бұрын
I use "non-males" in the same way people who discuss racism focus on white supremacy. They're not erasing their own racial or ethnic groups, just centering the discussion on where the privilege is focused. I'm not going to get into any TERF-supporting discussions here because I do not agree with that worldview. However, I think the fear of female erasure that many feminists experience is palpable. I also don't need to share my myriad, personal experiences with gender-based aggression and violence with a stranger. What a weird thing to expect of someone.
@VictoriaAbernethy
2 жыл бұрын
@@katieking4781 I find your reply quite strange especially coming from a professor. Do you not encourage open debate in your lecture halls? Or is only one rhetoric allowed to prevail in discussions? I was asking you a genuine question which you did not answer. Firstly, I did not mention the term TERF nor was this a discussion of TERF ideology. I did not mention transsexual people. I find the fact you brought up that community rather bizarre which results in your answer coming across as accusation and somewhat overly defensive. My wording was 'ask yourself have you experienced sexism' ergo I was suggesting that you think to yourself about your experiences and ask yourself if female erasure is damaging or not. Even if I had said 'have you experienced' it was not a direct question: it was a rhetorical question.
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