LEARNING MODULE FIVE (REDO)

Due Wednesday 3/2 no later than Noon

Imagine you are participating in a conversation with the Combahee River Collective and, in a consciousness-raising group, you read the following article: Recy Taylor: A Symbol of Jim Crow's Forgotten Horror.

Using the Combahee River Collective Statement and what you have learned in the past weeks, discuss a black feminist perspective to this issue (In 2-3 paragraphs).   How would the Collective approach the issue, especially with regard to privilege, interlocking oppressions, “the personal is political”, and a critique of the limitations of dominant feminist and anti-racist approaches to hierarchies of inequality.  What new perspectives might they offer?  Be creative…imagine you are sitting at the table with them!

LEARNING MODULE SIX

Due Saturday (2/26) by noon

After reading the essay, “And So I Choose,” by Allison Crews place her discussion of “rights” in conversation with the article you read for class this week, “Beyond Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life?”  First (2 paragraphs), in your own words, please describe why each of these terms are in fact problematic or limiting to our larger discussion of reproductive rights.  Why were each limiting in Crew’s reflection?  What does a “reproductive justice” paradigm offer instead?  

Second (1-2 paragraphs) reflect on the recent arguments surrounding legislation addressed to congress (see links below).  What do you think is at stake in politicizing women’s bodies and reproduction?  What would a reproductive justice argument look like in response to this legislation.

 

Planned Parenthood Funding Blocked In House Vote

Center for Reproductive Rights Testimony

A chance to better understand some interlocking oppressions.

This Friday, at 6 pm, in Ferg 312, there will be a discussion group hosted by Spectrum (the student LGBTQ and Allies organization). This group is a discussion group for queer people of color AND their allies, so you don't need to be queer or of color to participate; you just need to be willing to listen and be respectful. The purpose is to gain a better understanding of the identities, experiences, and communities of queer people of color on our campus. This could be a really great opportunity to further your understanding of how oppressions reinforce each other, and I hope to see you there.