After a few weeks of exploring privilege and oppression, we now turn to activism. Activism is a major pillar of gender and women’s studies. The discipline itself grew out of the activism of the 1960s and 1970s. It is also how we address issues of privilege and oppression.

Please read excerpts from How to Think Like An Activist by Wendy Syfret. The reading looks like it is long, but there are a lot of pages in there that are bold-faced quotes. There are also “Action” and “Explainer” pages. These are inserts that provide examples of HOW to enact what the author is writing about in the rest of the book. You can feel free to skip them or come back to them later. Or you can read them as you go. I do find them useful.

You will also watch a film from this YouTube playlist. All of the films are really good, but choose one to view.

Discussion post 6 and Reading Reflection 5 are due Wednesday, March 9 by 11:59 pm. Responses to Discussion 6 are due Friday, March 11 by 11:59 pm.