Word: genderism
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...visibility—to make queer studies a viable field of study for its undergraduates. The university recognizes the importance of the political and social aspects of queer life, but it has not formally recognized queer studies as a legitimate field of intellectual inquiry. The critical analysis of gender and sexuality is a topic that is potentially of great interest to all students, no matter how they define themselves. Such possibilities currently exist for students at other institutions: at Yale, for instance, a standing committee appointed by the provost organizes offerings in gay and lesbian studies; at the University...
...Kennedy can be unclear about when the N-word is and isn’t appropriate. On the one hand, he suggests that anyone, of any race or gender, should be condemned for using the word in a racist manner. But due to the word’s chameleon-like quality, there still exist contexts in which the word is not racist and yet, according to Kennedy, should not be used...
...constructionist argument for the absence of race-consciousness in policy debates. According to this view, differential treatment of individuals of different races, even if the results are positive, violates the American principle of individual autonomy (every person must be treated equally regardless of personal characteristics like race or gender). Loury contrasts the “good” of individual autonomy with the “good” of attempting, “because of an unjust history, to reduce inequalities of wealth and power between racial groups.” His conclusion, though based upon...
Though queer studies shares some interests with women’s studies—such as issues of gender identity and sexuality—the two ought to be separate and distinct committees. While women’s studies deal with issues confronting the female gender, queer studies includes studies of both men and women who share a particular lifestyle and confront similar issues of identity. And since women’s studies is a committee with limited resources, any further burdens upon it would hurt both programs...
...women’s studies concentrator, Redd contributed the information and research on gender while Foley, who she terms an SAT guru, wrote on the standardized test itself, including trends across gender and racial lines and combative strategies. Although Foley expected a research assistant in Redd, he says he was pleasantly surprised by her professionalism, expertise and commitment to the project. “I am happy to count her as a friend and not just a collaborator. I really look forward to watching her career grow, and her grow into her career,” he gushes...