his article continues the work we did last week on “unthinking” and rethinking the view of the human\/nature divide dominant in our culture, but where TEK finds this divide a false dichotomy, Held thinks at least some versions of the human\/nature divide make sense and are useful. She just wants to make sure women’s lives and experiences end up on the “human” side\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FYI the word “polis” is the Greek word for a city-state. Held uses the word on p. 364 (and after)\u00a0to indicate that the way political life and statesmanship has been treated as typically male concerns goes back to Ancient Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Tuesday’s Reading+Response, before class, please read the first half of Held’s article and submit your Response here before class. Your Response should have three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a. Words: Write down three words you learned (or learned more about) from the reading.
b. Ideas: Write down three ideas or concepts you learned about (or learned more about) from the reading
c. Prompt: Write a short response (100\u2013200 words, minimum 100 words required) to this prompt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In your own words, but with reference to the article, why does choice matter for the creation or perception of meaning?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A quick note on the “Marxist” section: In Marxist terminology, “reproductive labour” and “reproduction” don’t have anything directly to do with procreation, but refer to the labour needed to reproduce labour power (i.e. the ability to work). So reproductive labour is cooking and cleaning and mending clothes and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Thursday’s Reading+Response, before class, please read the second half of Held’s article and submit your Response here before class. Your Response should have three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a. Words: Write down three words you learned (or learned more about) from the reading.
b. Ideas: Write down three ideas or concepts you learned about (or learned more about) from the reading
c. Prompt: Write a short response (100\u2013200 words, minimum 100 words required) to this prompt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you have kids or want to have kids, or not? What role does that play in the meaning you find in your life, and the meaning that others think your life has? How do you think that would be different if your gender was different?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of our previous readings, topics, and concerns have been focused on male-gendered parts of our lives and society, and your responses may have had a bias in this direction as well\u2014in a patriarchal and male-normative society like ours, we are likely to strongly identify with masculine values, no matter what our gender identity. Go back to your previous Activities and find either one or two that focus on typically masculine values, perspectives, concerns, or parts of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 400\u2013500 words: With reference to Held’s text, critique and reimagine your thoughts and writing (or even the question!) by centering women’s experiences or feminine values and concerns, for example by switching to a care-centered perspective or thinking about identity and meaning being centered in relationships and involuntary connections to others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be sure that you’ve explained relevant parts of the text and that you’ve responded to or incorporated relevant parts of our class discussion. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
his article continues the work we did last week on “unthinking” and rethinking the view of the human\/nature divide dominant in our culture, but where TEK finds this divide a false dichotomy, Held thinks at least some versions of the human\/nature divide make sense and are useful. She just wants to make sure women’s lives… <\/p>\n