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WGSS 8860 Topics in Feminist Methods: Operationalizing IntersectionalitySpring 2014Wednesdays 5:15-8:00University Hall 286Professor:Dr. Wendy G. SmoothOffice Location:286E University HallEmail:smooth.1@osu.eduOffice Phone:247-8449Office Hours:By appointmentUniversity Documented DisabilitiesStudents with a university- documented disability certified by the Office of Disability Services should discuss with me any special accommodations needed for the course. Please make me aware of your needs as soon as possible. The Office for Disability Services, located in 150 Pomerene Hall, offers services for students with documented disabilities. Contact the ODS at 292-3307, TDD 292-0901; DescriptionIntersectionality scholarship has emerged as one of the most captivating and significant areas of research across disciplines and fields of study. Many scholars across disciplines and especially within Women’s Studies embrace the salience of race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, nation and many categories of social difference in our research, though most of us continue to struggle with the implications of how to do this research. In this course, we will focus on the challenges and importance of taking into account the principles of intersectionality in the design, analysis, and theoretical framing of our research.? In addition, we will engage the complexity of intersectionality as a theoretical construct, a research paradigm, a method and an analytical tool with an eye to what it means to “use” or “deploy” intersectionality in our research. We will begin by exploring the foundations of intersectionality by tracing its genealogical roots. We will map its rapid travel across disciplinary locations noting the transformations it undergoes in that process. Throughout the course, we will explore definitions of what constitutes “good” models of intersectionality research across fields and disciplinary locations. We will seek emerging scholarship that represents the most innovative strategies, methods and frameworks for grappling with the complexities of intersectionality. Using the most up to date scholarship across multiple disciplinary locations, we will evaluate the state of intersectionality scholarship as it is rapidly developing. While recognizing intersectionality as “in process,” we will end the course grappling with the emergence of a body of work that situates itself as offering “post intersectionality” frameworks.Required TextThere is only one required book for the course. All other readings will be made available via Carmen. I encourage you to create a binder of the course readings.The Intersectional Approach: Transforming the Academy through Race, Class, and Gender by Michele Tracy Berger and Kathleen Guidroz The text is available at SBX, the OSU bookstore and other local outletsCourse Requirements & GradingThis is a graduate level course and will consist of mini-lectures and discussion, but primarily it will hinge on student led discussions. This dictates that students come to class prepared having not only completed the readings, but also reflected on the readings. Please allow yourself enough time to critically think about the course readings. This will enhance your contributions to our collective learning. Your final grade will be determined as follows:Discussion Leading10%Class Participation20%Critical Analysis Essay20%Oral Presentation10%Final Project40%100%Class Discussion Leading (Sign up the first week of class)Each student will be required to lead a discussion session. At this time, you will help to frame the class discussion by writing and submitting a minimum of 5 questions for discussion prior to our class meeting. Your discussion and questions should help us to think about the strengths and weaknesses of the readings. The discussion should include how the authors speak to one another and how these works relate to other works we have read in the course. You may also relate these readings to your own interests, allowing us to understand how these authors’ works move beyond our immediate theorizing. In leading the discussion, you are NOT expected to provide a detailed summary of the readings. Expect that your colleagues have read the material. If you have difficulties in understanding any of the readings, do meet with me to discuss these issues. You are to prepare your questions for discussion and post them to Carmen no later than 9:00 pm on Monday prior to our class meeting. Late questions are HIGHLY discouraged and will be reflected in your evaluation.Class ParticipationAs this is a graduate course, your participation is mandatory for the success of the course. Your critical observations and thought provoking responses will generate the best discussions, so come to class prepared to intellectually engage the material. You will be evaluated based on the quality and consistency of your engagement in class discussions.Collective Journal Project (Sign up first week of class)Since we are collectively attempting to capture a fast moving framework for our current and future analyses, we might all find it helpful to document our collective learning, questions, concerns, and general “Ahh ha” moments for later reflection, digestion and use. To this end, we will create a collective course journal that documents our learning path relating to intersectionality at this moment in time. Every week, two students will have the responsibility of recording class discussions, reflections, critical questions, concerns, unresolved issues, typologies, corrections, amendments and themes that emerge across class discussions. Note: You should not sign up to journal the week you are leading discussions. Journal entries are due the week following the discussion. You will post your collective journal entries to Carmen. Given the number of students enrolled, expect to do this twice.Critical Analysis EssayIn a 4-6 page essay, you will offer an assessment of a book length manuscript that addresses the tenets of intersectionality, either explicitly or implicitly. Some questions to consider in this critical analysis essay are: How does this text deploy intersectionality? Does the author explicitly engage intersectionality as a theoretical framework, approach, methodology? If implicitly, why do you recognize the work as intersectionality research? Are the author’s engagements with intersectionality transparent? Substantive? What types of claims does the author make in relation to intersectionality? How are those claims supported and substantiated? What types of methods or types of inquiry does the author use? Is the method of choice particularly useful in addressing intersectionality? How does the method or type of inquiry illuminate the points of inquiry examined in the course? I will provide some suggested texts for this assignment, but you are free to decide what you would like to review.Papers Due: March 26th Research ProposalAs a precursor to the final paper, you will submit a 2 page proposal paper, detailing the topic you have chosen and describing the research issue or body of scholarship you have identified for investigation. You should justify how the topic relates to the course. With this paper you should include an annotation of 3-5 sources you plan to use in your final paper. This paper will serve as a topic approval mechanism. The paper should be submitted no later than February 19th . You are encouraged to discuss your ideas with me prior to submitting the research proposal and feel free to submit the paper proposal before the designated due date. The research proposal will count towards you grade on the final project.Final Research ProjectThe crux of your grade for this course will be determined by the culminating 15-18 page research paper project. You should regard this research paper assignment as an opportunity to grapple deeply with an aspect of intersectionality that relates to your ongoing interests or research. You are strongly encouraged to relate this assignment to ongoing work, particularly if you are at the proposal writing or thesis stage in your program of study. Options include: Surveying the emergence of intersectionality in relation to an area of study or issue of interests to you (i.e. HIV/AIDS, housing, transnational organizing, nationalism, reproductive technologies); Examining a set of methodological questions/or concerns present in the development of intersectionality; Surveying the scholarship on intersectionality related to/or in your primary field (discipline) of study-what are the major threads of inquiry.This essay should be grounded by a thesis and articulate a solid argument. It should not read as a laundry list of existing scholarship in the field. You are encouraged to go beyond the syllabus readings to produce this project. Your essay should reflect a discussion and inclusion of at least 15 sources. It is in your best interest to decide on your topic quickly to allow enough time to pander through the plethora of resources available. You should consult with me regarding your paper topic early in the semester. Your final paper is due in my office by Wednesday, April 23rd at 5pm. You will need to submit a hard (paper) copy as well as deposit an electronic version through Carmen. All copies must be received by the designated time. Late papers are STRONGLY discouraged.Presentation of Final Project Each student will present their papers orally to the class during the last week of class. This will serve as an opportunity to share your work with the class and receive feedback prior to submitting your final paper. For the final presentation, students will submit an abstract detailing their project. We will make these abstracts available on Carmen as a part of our Collective Journal. Details regarding the final presentations will be discussed in class.Academic Integrity/PlagiarismStudents are expected to maintain complete academic integrity. Please become familiar with the departmental statement on plagiarism:As defined by University Rule 3335-31-02, plagiarism is “the representation of another’s works or ideas as one’s own; it includes the unacknowledged word for word use and/or paraphrasing of another person’s work, and/or the inappropriate unacknowledged use of another person’s ideas.” Plagiarism is one of the most serious offenses that can be committed in an academic community; as such, it is the obligation of this department and its instructors to report all cases of suspected plagiarism to the Committee on Academic Misconduct. After the report is filed, a hearing takes place and if the student is found guilty, the possible punishment ranges from failing the class to suspension or expulsion from the university. Although the existence of the Internet makes it relatively easy to plagiarize, it also makes it even easier for instructors to find evidence of plagiarism. It is obvious to most teachers when a student turns in works that is not his or her own and plagiarism search engines make documenting the offense very simple. You should always cite your sources (I can help you with this if you are unfamiliar with proper styles of documentation). Always ask questions before you turn in an assignment if you are uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism. Always see your TA or professor if you are having difficulty with an assignment. To preserve the integrity of OSU as an institution of higher learning, to maintain your own integrity, and to avoid jeopardizing your future, DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!Attendance PolicyStudents are expected to attend all class meetings and class presentations arriving on time. You should be aware that unexcused absences and excessive tardiness will be reflected in your final grade.If you have questions or concerns regarding the course, please set up an appointment at any point during the semester. I encourage students to make an appointment so that we are both prepared to engage and have adequate time to meet. Class ScheduleJanuary 15th Introduction/HousekeepingViewing: Exerts from the 4th Annual Symposium 2010: Intersectionality: Challenging Theory, Reframing Politics, Transforming Movements Further Reading: “Introduction” (The Intersectional Approach)“A Conversation with Founding Scholars of Intersectionality” (The Intersectional Approach) January 22nd Finding Ground: Locating an Origin in Black Women’s Studieshooks, bell. (1984) “Black Women: Shaping Feminist Theory” Feminist Theory from Margin to Center. Boston: South End Press.King, Deborah K. 1988. “Multiple Jeopardy, Multiple Consciousness: The Context of aBlack Feminist Ideology.” Signs 14:1, 42-72.The Combahee River Collective 1982 [1977]. ‘A Black Feminist Statement’, in All the Women are White, All the Blacks are Men, But Some of us are Brave. eds Gloria T. Hull, Patricia Bell Scott, and Barbara Smith. New York: Feminist Press. Beale, Frances. 1970. “Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female,” In The Black Woman ed Toni Cade New York: Signet.Thornton Dill, Bonnie. 1983 “Race, Class and Gender: Prospects for an All Inclusive Sisterhood.” (The Intersectional Approach)Crenshaw, Kimberle (1991) “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politicsand Violence against Women of Color” Stanford Law Review 43: 1241.Crenshaw, Kimberle (1989) “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: ABlack Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory andAntiracist Politics”, University of Chicago Legal Forum: 139-67. January 29th Current Conceptualizations and Debates Part IYuval Davis, Nira (2006b) “Intersectionality and feminist politics”, European Journalof Women’s Studies 13(3): 193-209. (The Intersectional Approach)Davis, Kathy (2008) “Intersectionality as buzzword: A sociology of science perspectiveon what makes a feminist theory successful” Feminist Theory 9 (1): 67-85.Brah, Avtar, and Ann Phoenix(2004) “Ain’t I A Woman? Revisiting Intersectionality” Journal of International Women’s Studies 5(3): 75-86Staunces, Dorothy. (2003) “Where Have all the Subjects Gone? Bringing Together the Concepts of Intersectionality and Subjectification.” NORA 2(11):101-110.Nash, Jennifer (2008) “ Re-Thinking Intersectionality” in Feminist Review 89:1-15Alexander-Floyd, N. G.(2012). Disappearing Acts: Reclaiming Intersectionality in the Social Sciences in a Post-Black Feminist Era. Feminist Formations 24(1), 1-25.February 5th Current Conceptualizations and Debates Part II OnHistory/Strucure/Location/Anthias, Floya. (2002) “Beyond Feminism and Multiculturalism: Locating Difference and the Politics of Location” Women’s Studies International Forum 25(3):275-86.Hulko, Wendy. “The Time and Context-Contingent Nature of Intersectionality and Interlocking Oppressions” Afflia 24(1)44-55Knapp, Gudrun-Axeli. (2005)”Reclaiming Baggage in Fast Traveling Theories” European Journal of Women’s Studies 12(3):249-265.Weldon, S. L (2006) “The Structure of Intersectionality: A Comparative Politics ofGender.” Politics & Gender 2(2):235 – 48.Moira, Dustin and Anne Phillips (2008). “Whose Agenda Is It? Abuses of Women and Abuses of Culture in Britain” Ethnicities 8(3):405-424.Additional Suggested Readings:Conaghan, Joanne (2009). “Intersectionality and the feminist project in law” in Intersectionality and Beyond Law, Power and the Politics of Location.February 12th On the Methods Question: Intersectionality, A Theory In Search of a Method?McCall, Leslie (2005) “The complexity of intersectionality” Signs 30 (3): 1771-1800.Shields, Stephanie A. Gender: An Intersectionality Perspective. Sex Roles (2008) 59:301–311Hancock, Ange-Marie (2007) “When Multiplication Doesn't Equal Quick Addition:Examining Intersectionality as a Research Paradigm” Perspectives on Politics 5: 63-79.Bowleg, Lisa When Black + Lesbian + Woman ≠ Black Lesbian Woman: The Methodological Challenges of Qualitative and Quantitative Intersectionality Research. Sex Roles (2008) 59:312–325Additional Suggested Readings:Sandoval, Chela. 2000. Methodology of the Oppressed. Minneapolis: University of Minneapolis Press.February 19th Research Approaches, Practices and InnovationsCole, E. R. (2009) “Intersectionality and Research in Psychology” American Psychologist 64(3):170-180.Harnois, Catherine E. Imagining a Feminist Revolution Can Multiracial Feminism Revolutionize Quantitative Social Science Research (The Intersectional Approach)Steinbugler, Amy C. Julie E. Press and Janice Johnson Dias. (2006) “Gender, Race, and Affirmative Action Operationalizing Intersectionality in Survey Research” Gender & Society 20(6):805-825.Smith, Norma. (2002) “Oral History and Grounded Theory Procedures as Research Methodology for Studies in Race, Gender and Class” Race, Gender & Class 9(3): 121-139.Taylor, Vera and Lelia J. Rupp. (2005) “When the Girls are Men: Negotiating Gender and Sexual Dynamics in a Study of Drag Queens” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 30(4):2115-2139.Warner, Leah R. (2008) “A Best Practices Guide to Intersectional Approaches in Psychological Research” Sex Roles 59:454-463.Additional / Suggested Readings:Fonow , Mary Margaret and J.A. Cook (20005)”Feminist Methodology: New Applications in the Academy and Public Policy.” Signs 30(4):2211-30.February 26th Intersectionality in Practice Across the Disciplines (Part I)Valentine, Gill (2007) “Theorizing and Researching Intersectionality: A Challenge forFeminist Geography.” The Professional Geographer 59:1, 10-21.Perry, Gary. (2009). “ Exploring Occupational Stereotyping in the New Economy The Intersectional Approach Meets Mixed Methods Research”( The Intersectional Approach) Taylor, Yvette (2009) “Interesting Intersections Class, Gender and Sexuality” (The Intersectional Approach)Smooth, Wendy. 2013. “Intersectionality from Theoretical Framework to Policy Intervention” in Situating Intersectionality Politics, Power & Policy ed Angelia Wilson. New York Macmillan-PalgraveChoo, Hae Yeon, Myra Marx Ferree. “Practicing Intersectionality in Sociological Research: A Critical Analysis of Inclusion, Interactions and Institutions in the Study of Inequalities” Sociological Theory 28(2)129-149March 5th Intersectionality in Practice Across the Disciplines (Part II)Prins, Baukje (2006) “Narrative Accounts of Origins: A Blind Spot in the Intersectional Approach?” European Journal of Women’s Studies 13(3)277-290.Ludvig, Alice (2006) “Differences Between Women? Intersecting Voices in a Female Narrative” European Journal of Women’s Studies 13(3):245-258.Griffin, Kimberly A. and Samuel D. Museus. 2011. Application of mixed-methods approaches to higher education and intersectional analyses. New Directions for Institutional Research 2011, no.?151:15-26.Harper, Casandra E. 2011. Identity, intersectionality, and mixed-methods approaches. New Directions for Institutional Research 2011, no.?151:103-115.Eick, C. (2011), Oral Histories of Education and the Relevance of Theory: Claiming New Spaces in a Post-Revisionist Era. History of Education Quarterly, 51:?158–183. *******Spring Break*******March 19th Beyond the “Holy Triumvirate” of Race, Class & Gender-Considering Nation/ Ability/Space/Sexualities/Masculinities Manalansan, M. F. 2006. ‘Queer Intersections: Sexuality and Gender in MigrationStudies’, International Migration Review 40 (1): 224–49.Beckett, C. 2004. ‘Crossing the Border: Locating Heterosexuality as a Boundary forLesbian and Disabled Women’, Journal of International Women’s Studies 5 (3):44–52.Stasiulis, D. K. 1999. ‘Relational Positionalities of Nationalisms, Racisms andFeminisms’, in Kaplan, C., Alarco? n, N. and Moallem, M. (eds) Between Womanand Nation: Nationalisms, Transnational Feminisms and the State, pp. 182–218.Durham, NC: Duke University Press.Kondo, D. 1999. ‘Fabricating Masculinity: Gender, Race and Nation in a TransnationalFrame’, in Kaplan, C., Alarco? n, N. and Moallem, M. (eds) Between Woman andNation: Nationalisms, Transnational Feminisms and the State, pp. 296–319.Durham, NC: Duke University Press.Sherwood, Jessica Holden “The View from the Country Club” (The Intersectional Approach)Bowleg, Lisa. 2013. “Once You’ve Blended the Cake, You Can’t Take the Parts Back to the Main Ingredients”: Black Gay and Bisexual Men’s Descriptions and Experiences of Intersectionality. Sex Roles, Volume 68, issue 11-12, p. 754 - 767.? June 2013.March 26th Intersectionality as Operationalized by the State: Policy and Problem SolvingHtun, Mala N. 2004. “Is Gender Like Ethnicity? The Political Representation ofIdentity Groups.” Perspectives on Politics 2(3):439 – 58.Squires, Judith (2008) “Intersecting Inequalities: Reflecting on the Subjects and Objectsof Equality”, The Political Quarterly 79: 53-61.Bunch, Charlotte, Rita Raj, and Elmira Nazombe (eds.) (2002) Women at theIntersection: Indivisible rights, Identities, and Oppressions (New Brunswick: Centerfor Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers).Verloo, Mieke. (2006)“Multiple Inequalities, Intersectionality and the European Union “ European Journal of Women’s Studies 13(3):211-228.Verloo, Mieke and Emanuela Lombardo (2008) “Stretching Gender Equality to OtherInequalities: Political Intersectionality in European Gender Equality Policies”, InEmanuela Lombardo, Petra Meier and Mieke Verloo (eds) The Discursive Politics ofGender Equality: Stretching, Bending and Policy-Making (London: Routledge).Goldberg, Suzanne B. 2009. “Intersectionality in theory and practice.” In Intersectionality and Beyond: Law, Power and the Politics of Location.April 2nd Post- Intersectionality?Ken, Ivy. 2008. “Beyond the intersection: A new culinary metaphor for race-class genderstudies.” Sociological Theory 26:2, 152-172.Walby, Sylvia (2007) “Complexity Theory, Systems Theory and Multiple IntersectingSocial Inequalities” Philosophy of the Social Sciences 37(4): 449-47.Russo, Ann The Future of Intersectionality: What’s At Stake (The Intersectional Approach)Selections from University of Kansas Law Review Symposium: Theorizing the Connections Among Systems of Subordination (2002) 71(2).Levit, Nancy Introduction: Theorizing the Connections among Systems of SubordinationEhrenreich, Nancy Subordination and Symbiosis: Mechanisms of Mutual Support Between Subordinating SystemsKwan, Peter The Metaphysics of Metaphors: Symbiosis and The Quest for MeaningChang, Robert S. and Jerome McCristal Culp, Jr. (2002) After IntersectionalityApril 9th Individual Paper Consultations April 16th PresentationsApril 23rd Final Papers Due by 5pm—hard copies delivered to WGSS office & electronic copy in dropbox on Carmen ................
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