THIRD WAVE FEMINISM

Fall 2003, TR 9:35-10:50
Calhoun 203
 

8-28  Introductions 9-2 In Our Time, pp. 1-58, “Sex and Caste” (p. 21 in Dear Sisters), “The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm (p. 158 in Dear Sisters) 9-4 In Our Time, pp. 59-80, “The Tyranny of Structurelessness” (p. 73 in DS) and “Manifesto” (p. 90 in DS) 9-9 In Our Time, pp. 81-166 (the chapter “Enter the Media” isn’t so great, but skim through it anyway), “On Abortion and Abortion Law” (p. 140 in DS), and “The Woman-Identified Woman” (p. 107 in DS) 9-11 In Our Time, pp. 180-185, 194-258, Dear Sisters pp. 126-127 9-16 In Our Time, pp. 279-330, “Little Rapes” (p. 192 in DS), “What Is a Woman?” (p. 84 in DS) 9-18 This Bridge:  Preface (xiii-xix), “The Bridge Poem” (xxi), introduction (xxiii-xxvi), “When I Was Growing Up” (7), p. 23, “Wonder Woman” (25), “La Guera” (27) 9-23 This Bridge:  “Gee, You Don’t Seem Like an Indian from the Reservation” (46), p. 61, “The Pathology of Racism”(85), “We’re All in the Same Boat” (91) 9-25 This Bridge:  “The Master’s Tools” (98), “Letter to Ma” (140), “I Paid Very Hard for my Immigrant Ignorance” (150), “Speaking in Tongues” (165) 9-30 This Bridge:  “A Black Feminist Statement” (210), “The Welder” (219), “Brownness” (232) 10-2 “Becoming the Third Wave” by Rebecca Walker, and introductions to Listen Up; Adios, Barbie; and To Be Real 10-7 In-class screening of Oprah show on feminism’s generations; paper #1 due 10-9 Introductions to Third Wave Agenda and Catching a Wave 10-14 Astrid Henry, “Feminism’s Family Problem” from Catching a Wave and Sorisio, “A Tale of Two Feminisms” from Third Wave Agenda 10-16 “The Dinner Party,” Manifesta Fall Break! 10-23 Multiplicity of multiplicities:  Sonja D. Curry-Johnson, “Weaving an Identity Tapestry” from Listen Up, Anna Bondoc, “Close, But No Banana” from To Be Real 10-28 Introduction to Colonize This! (handout) and Emi Koyama, “Transfeminist Manifesto” from Catching a Wave 10-30 “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon,” Manifesta, and “How Does a Supermodel Do Feminism” in To Be Real; paper #2 due 11-4 Heywood and Drake, “We Learn America Like a Script” from Third Wave Agenda and Jenn Pozner, “The Big Lie” from Catching a Wave 11-6 Third wavers and their bodies:  Nomy Lamm, “It’s a Big Fat Revolution, ” Abra Fortune Chernik, “The Body Politic,” and Whitney Walker, “Why I Fight Back” (all from Listen Up) 11-11 Excerpts from Jane Sexes It Up (handout) 11-13 “What Is Activism?” from Manifesta and Kristina Wong, “Pranks, Fake Porn” from Catching a Wave 11-18 Possibly “Feminism in Technoculture” by Jodi Dean (handout) 11-20 In-class screening of Grrlyshow (film on ‘zines) and discussion.  Please read ‘zines from website http://grrrlzines.net (and/or possible handout from A Girl’s Guide to Taking Over the World); paper #3 due Thanksgiving Break! 12-2 bell hooks, “Love as the Practice of Freedom” (from Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations) and “Where Is the Love:  Political Bonding Between Black and White Women” (from Killing Rage:  Ending Racism)—handouts 12-4 Presenting final projects 12-9 Presenting final projects 12-11 Review Return to homepage