Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id LAA29679; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:57:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:57:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s94f3e83.052@epcc.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Andres Muro" <andresm@epcc.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:791] Re: Feminism X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.3 Status: O Content-Length: 1995 Lines: 24 Sandy: I don't think I said that lesbianism is a tool to prove that your are a feminist. In fact , a lot of women who do not consider themselves feminists are lesbians. What I was asking was about the position to use lesbianism to resist gender inequality. In: "Dis/connecting Literacy and Sexuality: Speaking the unspeakable in the classroom", Kathleen Rockhill argues that we don't speak of literacy and sexuality in the same space. "This disconnection reflects the erasure of women's experience from the social production of knowledge, sedimented by practices of institutionalized heterosexism which regulates sexuality as private, unspeakable, and for women, in opposition to intellectual performance" . She further argues that critical literacy is pertinent for women to challenge their subordination which threatens male authority. She goes on to argue that institutionalized spaces, plagued by heterosexism in various forms, and subjugate women, need to be challenge and resisted. Again, one of those institutionalized spaces are traditional unions of men and women. Andres PS: Article is in an anthology by Lankshear and McLaren, eds. the anthology is called "Critical Literacy" published by Suny in 93. >>> sriesber@ops.org 06/20/00 09:24AM >>> Andres Muro wrote: > > I guess feminism can emerge and be expressed in both radical and conservative ways. I have read a radical view of feminism that argues that we live in a society in which all its institutions foster gender inequality. The union of men and women is one of those institutions that fosters gender inequality. Therefore, radical feminists, even though they may be attracted to men, must choose lesbianism as a form of resistance to this gender inequality. Can anyone comment on this? > > Andres Hello, Lesbianism is not a tool to be used to prove you are a feminist. Our society needs to learn how to respect women. Our society needs to learn how to respect all people, including all differences. sandy:)
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