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Maya Angelou & Toni Morrison

Maya Angelou & Toni Morrison. African American women’s writing and the intersections of race and gender. Gender as Social Construction. Gender Meanings. Social, Economic, Political Forces. Sex and Gender. Sex – biologically determined by reproductive anatomy – male or female

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Maya Angelou & Toni Morrison

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  1. Maya Angelou & Toni Morrison African American women’s writing and the intersections of race and gender

  2. Gender as Social Construction Gender Meanings Social, Economic, Political Forces

  3. Sex and Gender • Sex – biologically determined by reproductive anatomy – male or female • Gender – socially constructed ideas of what it means to be masculine or feminine • Masculine – authoritative, active, powerful, brave, logical, etc • Feminine – passive, nurturing, sensitive, emotional, attractive, etc

  4. The intersection of race and gender race Racialized and gendered gender

  5. Patriarchy • Ideology – a complex system of ideas and beliefs as to how the world is organized and how it should be organized • Racism – an ideology which insists on the natural and biological superiority of the lighter races over the darker • Patriarchy – an ideology which insists on the natural and biological superiority or authority of men over women • From the Latin “pater” meaning “father” • Feminism – an ideology which has as its goal and organizing principle the critique of patriarchy and empowerment of women

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