• choose your 5th book
with Thursday seminar group this week and make sure your EVENT is up and
running!
• what else do you need to
consider for Ass. #2?
These readings with Reed are the beginning of the experience that
culminates in Assignment #2: your group’s event, flyer, and collective
definition of feminism. What do we learn about Women’s Studies as we go about
deciding on a fifth book? Why is feminism defined collectively, in our project
and in the world? Each feminist speaks from several collective locations. What
are yours? Which collective locations might matter the most to you? To people
you care about? To people you don’t know? What does taking action mean in
Women’s Studies?
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Why is feminism defined collectively, in our project and in the world?
=Each feminist speaks from several collective locations. What are yours?
=Which collective locations might matter the most to you? To people you care about? To people you don’t know?
Audre Lorde's last reading in Berlin in 1992 - Poem: "1984"
Published on Apr 10, 2013
Excerpt from the special features of the film
AUDRE LORDE - THE BERLIN YEARS 1984 to 1992 / now available on DVD: http://www.audrelorde-theberlinyears.com
=== "Audre Lorde (/ˈɔːdri lɔrd/; born Audrey Geraldine Lorde, February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was a Caribbean-American writer, radical feminist, womanist, lesbian, and civil rights activist. One of her most notable efforts was her activist work with Afro-German women in the 1980s. She spoke on issues surrounding civil rights, feminism, and oppression. Her work gained both wide acclaim and wide criticism, due to the elements of social liberalism and sexuality presented in her work and her emphasis on revolution and change.[1] She died of breast cancer in 1992, at the age of 58." From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde ; see more there. === Rich on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c03sWpt62vw Adrienne Rich reads Diving into the Wreck === === The whole poem online here at poets.org: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/diving-wreck "Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century",[1][2] and was credited with bringing "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse."[3] Her first collection of poetry, A Change of World, was selected by renowned poet W. H. Auden for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award. Rich went on to write the introduction to the published volume. She famously declined the National Medal of Arts, protesting the vote by House Speaker Newt Gingrich to end funding for the National Endowment for the Arts." From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Rich ; see more there. === WHAT SORT OF ART ACTIVISM IS POETRY?
So to Speak / feminism + language + art: online website: http://sotospeakjournal.org
=== "So to Speak, founded in 1993 by an editorial collective of women MFA candidates at George Mason University, has served as a space for feminist writing and art for nearly twenty years. So to Speak: a feminist journal of language and art publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art that lives up to a high standard of language, form, and meaning. We look for work that addresses issues of significance to women’s lives and movements for women’s equality and are especially interested in pieces that explore issues of race, class, and sexuality in relation to gender. The journal is committed to representing the work of writers and artists from diverse perspectives and experiences and does not discriminate on the basis of race, class, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, culture of origin, political affiliation, disability, marital or premarital status, Vietnam-era status, or similar characteristics." http://sotospeakjournal.org/about-so-to-speak/ ===
=== "Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural lesbian literary & art journal that publishes four issues each year. Sinister Wisdom, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that publishes the journal and provides outreach and educational programs in support of building vibrant lesbian communities. Sinister Wisdom provide free subscriptions to women in prison and mental institutions; currently, Sinister Wisdom mails about fifteen percent (15%) of each issue of the journal to women in prison and mental institutions. Sinister Wisdom offers reduced price subscriptions for lesbians with limited/fixed incomes. To subscribe to Sinister Wisdom, click here. To donate to Sinister Wisdom and support the outreach and educational programs of Sinister Wisdom, click here:" http://www.sinisterwisdom.org/donate See also: Beltway Poetry Quarterly: Volume 15:4, Fall 2014:
“I’ll Settle for a Moment of Glory”: Lesbian-Feminist Poetry in Washington
by Julie R. Enszer: http://www.beltwaypoetry.com/lesbian-feminist/ ===
=== "Founded in 1972, Feminist Studies was the first scholarly journal in women’s studies and remains a flagship publication with a record of breaking new ground in the field. Whether drawing from the complex past or the shifting present, the pieces that appear in Feminist Studies raise social and political questions that intimately and significantly affect women and men around the world. The journal publishes research and criticism that takes into account the intersections of gender with racial identity, sexual orientation, economic means, geographical location, and physical ability. No other scholarly journal also features artistic, creative, and activist output on the same scale: each issue contains multi-page full color art spreads alongside art essays, poetry and fiction, photo essays, and commentaries on newsworthy topics." http://www.feministstudies.org/aboutfs/history.html === WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING?
"What Happened in a CR Group?
"NYRW began consciousness-raising by selecting a topic related to women's experience, such as husbands, dating, economic dependence, having children, abortion, or a variety of other issues. The members of the CR group went around the room, each speaking about the chosen topic. Ideally, according to feminist leaders, women met in small groups, usually consisting of a dozen women of fewer. They took turns speaking about the topic, and every woman was allowed to speak, so no one dominated the discussion. Then the group discussed what had been learned." http://womenshistory.about.com/od/feminism/a/consciousness_raising_groups.htm === How to start your own consciousness-raising group:
Reprinted from a leaflet distributed by The Chicago Women's Liberation Union (1971): https://www.uic.edu/orgs/cwluherstory/CWLUArchive/crcwlu.html
"It's easy to form a group of your own. Here's how:
"A consciousness-raising group consists of a small number of women (generally not more than 12) who meet informally once a week at a member's home or women's center. Ask friends to bring friends--it isn't necessary to know everyone. Sisterhood is a warm feeling!
"A different topic could be chosen each week, and everyone discusses it in terms of her own life. Go around in a circle, each woman talking in turn so that everyone speaks; this keeps anyone from dominating a discussion and helps keep on the topic. After everyone has talked (when you start your own group you will find it isn't hard to speak in a small, close group), you might want to discuss the information you gained as you went around the room.
"The first meeting: each person can talk about why she wants to join Women's Liberation, what she thinks the group will be like, and tells a little bit about her own background and how she came to be at the meeting. This breaks the ice very effectively. Topics: a different one each week or so. They should be both specific and basic." === IF YOU GOOGLE IMAGE "consciousness-raising" YOU MIGHT GET PICS LIKE THIS ONE, taking you to websites such as this: http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Sudsofloppen:_Consciousness-Raising_and_the_Small_Group_as_Free_Space
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