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A review by morgan_blackledge
Feminism and the Future of Women by Estelle B. Freedman
5.0
Dr. Estelle Freedman refers to this course as Feminism 101, and if that sounds like a drag, you're wrong.
TOTALLY FUCKING WRONG!!!
It's actually really fun and edifying course. And I'm so very glad I had the (momentary) good sense to get it and listen to it.
I got it (a) because Trump happened (b) see a, and (c) I got into a spirited conversation with a female coworker who is cool AF, but opposed international woman's day for some reason, and I was at a loss as to how to articulate my vague AF, quasi feminist agenda that (truthfully) hasn't evolved much since 1978 when my mom explained it to me.
So I got this course. And it's great.
It's a broad (get it?) historically oriented survey of a diversity of feminist ideologies, theories and politics, form their origins, to present to (hopefully) their future.
It was so refreshing to hear an objective, educated, simple explanation from a qualified feminist historian.
The subject has been so dominated by assholes on the right like Rush Limbaugh. And so effectively panned and stereotyped by everyone else. That it's easy to loose touch with feminism's basic tenants.
Those being basic equality, freedom, rights and safety for women, and a critical stance toward systems of gender that privilege men.
Dr. Freedman asserts that women have historically found ways to survive, resist and even subvert male authority, from within male dominated gender hierarchies, far before the construct of feminism emerged, but did not necessarily question or reject male biased gender systems.
The thing that makes feminism feminism is that it explicitly questions and rejects assumptions of male privilege and superiority.
Dr. Freedman posits that wherever (a) democratization and (b) wage labor converge, than some form of feminism emerges, and that this is the case cross culturally.
By democratization she doesn't necessarily mean western style democracy. Just simply the leveling of political and social hierarchies by what ever means necessary.
Socialism and Communism produced robust schools of feminism. And feminism is (and has been) emerging globally due (in part) to the democratizing effects of information technology and liberal economics.
Anyway. When ever resources become more equitably distributed, and where ever and how ever individuals become more empowered, than feminism just seems to emerge.
That means, feminism will continue on as long as progressive reform continues, and until a truly equitable and just future arrives. And that sure ain't happening anytime soon right?
This is a really helpful little primer on a deeply life affirming and important subject.
Great Course!!!
TOTALLY FUCKING WRONG!!!
It's actually really fun and edifying course. And I'm so very glad I had the (momentary) good sense to get it and listen to it.
I got it (a) because Trump happened (b) see a, and (c) I got into a spirited conversation with a female coworker who is cool AF, but opposed international woman's day for some reason, and I was at a loss as to how to articulate my vague AF, quasi feminist agenda that (truthfully) hasn't evolved much since 1978 when my mom explained it to me.
So I got this course. And it's great.
It's a broad (get it?) historically oriented survey of a diversity of feminist ideologies, theories and politics, form their origins, to present to (hopefully) their future.
It was so refreshing to hear an objective, educated, simple explanation from a qualified feminist historian.
The subject has been so dominated by assholes on the right like Rush Limbaugh. And so effectively panned and stereotyped by everyone else. That it's easy to loose touch with feminism's basic tenants.
Those being basic equality, freedom, rights and safety for women, and a critical stance toward systems of gender that privilege men.
Dr. Freedman asserts that women have historically found ways to survive, resist and even subvert male authority, from within male dominated gender hierarchies, far before the construct of feminism emerged, but did not necessarily question or reject male biased gender systems.
The thing that makes feminism feminism is that it explicitly questions and rejects assumptions of male privilege and superiority.
Dr. Freedman posits that wherever (a) democratization and (b) wage labor converge, than some form of feminism emerges, and that this is the case cross culturally.
By democratization she doesn't necessarily mean western style democracy. Just simply the leveling of political and social hierarchies by what ever means necessary.
Socialism and Communism produced robust schools of feminism. And feminism is (and has been) emerging globally due (in part) to the democratizing effects of information technology and liberal economics.
Anyway. When ever resources become more equitably distributed, and where ever and how ever individuals become more empowered, than feminism just seems to emerge.
That means, feminism will continue on as long as progressive reform continues, and until a truly equitable and just future arrives. And that sure ain't happening anytime soon right?
This is a really helpful little primer on a deeply life affirming and important subject.
Great Course!!!