Reading and Focus Questions:
bell hooks – Feminism: A Transformational Politic
Andrea Ayvazian – Interrupting the Cycle of Oppression
Kyra O’connor – Rad Feminist Teenagers
Two of these readings are attached under FILES.
Rad Feminist Teenagers video is below:
privilege:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/things-white-people-say-highlight-privilege_l_5edeafafc5b637b87e22cee0
Implicit Bias – Melanie Funchess
A Johnson -Power of Privilege
Peggy McIntosh
1. What kind of society do the contemporary women movements suggest?
2. What is the difference between social change and social transformation?
3. What are the conditions the authors suggest would make transformation possible?
4. How would your life be different if fundamental social change were to occur? What is your investment in maintaining things just as they are?
5. What stood out for you in the reading?
6. Critique of one (or two) readings and develop a question to prompt a group discussion.
