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Week 4 -
Discussion
Paradigm Shifts and
Patricia Hill Collins: Black Feminist Thought
First, read the introductory essay
located in Section Four of the course text, Social Theory Re-Wired.
Then, read the excerpt from the contemporary theoretical work by Patricia Hill
Collins, Black Feminist Thought in Section Four of the
course text, Social Theory Re-Wired. Collins’s powerful work
challenges us to rethink what we think we know, not just about race and gender,
but also about knowledge itself. As you read this selection from Black
Feminist Thought, reflect on how Collins is using the lived experience of
black women to challenge the dominant epistemologies of many classical
theorists you’ve read. Be sure to review the recommended resources listed above
for additional materials related to this discussion.
Answer the following:
·
Explain why it is important to include unique perspectives such
as race and gender in general theoretical works as presented in the
introductory essay.
·
As presented in the introductory essay, explain the concept
of discursive domination.
·
What does Collins mean when she describes Black feminist thought
as “subjugated knowledge”?
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Collins argues that particular criteria of positivism—an
epistemological approach that upholds the scientific method—are especially
problematic for black feminist thought. Identify these criteria and describe in
your own words how it leads to the oppression of alternative knowledge.
·
Collins is perhaps best known for her concept of
“intersectionality” in which multiple systems of oppression, or what Collins
calls the matrix of domination, overlap to create systematic inequality that
each of us faces in our own unique way. Draw upon your own lived experience to
describe a concrete situation in which you found yourself at the center of a
matrix of domination, either as a victim or as an oppressor.
Your
initial post should be at least 500 words in length.
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