WOMENST 1020E UWO Inclusive Feminist Action Division of Domestic Labor Essay Can you give your essay outline first, and I have finished the annotated bibli

WOMENST 1020E UWO Inclusive Feminist Action Division of Domestic Labor Essay Can you give your essay outline first, and I have finished the annotated bibliography and the review is there. WOMENST 1020E 650 – Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies
Annotated Bibliography and Thesis Statement, 5%
Due 12 June 2020 in the Assignment tab, turnitin through in OWL
Research Paper, 30%
Approx. 2000 words
Due 31 July 2020 in the Assignment tab, turnitin through in OWL
Our TA Holly Taylor will be the lead on the essay projects. Her email is: htaylo42@uwo.ca
You need to carefully choose your essay topic before you begin the annotated bibliography
assignment as these are “nested” assignments: the work you do on your annotated bibliography,
and the feedback you receive from Holly when they are marked, form the basis of your research
paper.
Choose 1 of the following topics that most interests/inspires you and write a thoughtfully organized,
position essay. A position essay requires you to formulate a thesis and to defend this thesis with
reasonable argument and evidence.
For ALL topics, you MUST
1. develop a coherent thesis (with an argument/position to defend)
2. include in your paper at least 1 reading from our course (this can be scholarly or
otherwise) for support (not superficially – it must be engaged actively) AND
3. include outside research, 3 sources minimum. These are the sources that form your
annotated bibliography and thus your research paper. This minimum includes: 2
“scholarly sources” [for example, academic book chapter(s), article(s) from an academic
journal; the 3rd source can be scholarly or can be from an outside non-scholarly source of
your choice (e.g., Internet/blog, zine, another journal, etc.)].
Research Paper Topics Choices:
1. Inclusive Feminist Action: choose an issue (local or global) you think is significant for
inclusive feminist inquiry and which you feel (and which you will argue) is underrepresented or ill-addressed; develop what you think could be an effective plan of action.
Why is this issue in need of inclusive feminist activism? Why are your strategies useful?
How can they be implemented? Be sure to support your ideas with research. (Helpful
hint: if you are treating an issue you locate in a culture other than your own, be sure to
include feminist perspectives from within that culture in your analysis.)
Inclusive here means any action that integrates intersectionality in its development
and delivery.
2. Representation of Queer Sexuality or Trans Identity in the Media: How pervasive or
non-pervasive are homophobia and/or transphobia in contemporary culture – and how
does the prevalence or decline of these systems relate to sex/gender norms? How does the
specific medium you have chosen to study function to resist or push harmful tropes, and
with what potential effects? Choose and (briefly) describe an example from popular
culture* that offers a representation of queer sexuality or identity (LGBTQIA). Then, use
your chosen sources to conduct an analysis of this representation. In terms of
choosing/analysing an example, keep in mind the ways in which gender (race, sexuality,
class, nationality etc.) have been hegemonically/dominantly constructed through popular
culture, and think about the various ways that your selected example might challenge
these hegemonic constructions.
*Your example should be narrowly selected: i.e., 1-3 print advertisements, one episode of
a TV series or one movie, one website or app, one novel, etc. This allows for deeper
engagement and exploration of your argument with this source.
3. Create your own topic based on a course theme: Pick a course topic or an argument
put forward by one of the figures in our course readings and expand on it or critically
analyze it. Be sure to apply an intersectional lens in your work.
4. Butler & Identity Politics: In the article From Imitation to Gender Insubordination,
Judith Butler states, “To proclaim that this (a lesbian) is what I am is to suggest a
provisional totalization of this “I” (309). With reference to Butler’s analysis as a starting
point, detail how are such labels both simultaneously limiting and beneficial for members
of marginalized communities. Here you can either answer: (1.) Do you agree with her –
yes or no, and why? OR You can (2) offer suggestions for how we can overcome the
limiting effects on marginalized communities. Provide examples, including personal
experiences if you choose, to demonstrate the discursive power of identity labels. Make
reference to the category of your choice, including religion, politics, gender, sexual
orientation, ethnicity, (including “race” or Indigeneity) or another identity marker. Apply
an intersectional lens to address the complexities of multiple (perhaps conflicting)
identity markers.
Basic Essay Instructions:
1. Ensure your paper has a title page with your name and student number on it.
2. This is a formal academic paper, use proper grammar, punctuation, paragraphing, and
good style. Try to avoid using contractions. You may use first-person pronouns when you
are speaking of your positions, your beliefs or your arguments – I do want you to own
those.
3. Papers must be typed, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman Font, with margins set
to 1 inch. The format for submission MUST be either PDF or Word document.
Turnitin.com struggles with google docs or anything other than these two.
4. The 2000-word count minimum does not include footnotes, endnotes, works cited,
bibliography, or title page. This word count refers to essay content.
5. The citation style – MLA, APA, Chicago – is up to you. Use the one you feel most
comfortable with and/or need to practice and be consistent.
6. For indented block quotes, do a single return above and below it, and then single space
the quote itself. Indent at least one side to make it clear it is a block quote.
7. Single returns between paragraphs – don’t leave giant gaps.
8. The format your paper takes on is up to you – if you want to use headings or sections,
etc.
9. There is no set number of supports for any thesis – some papers it is 3, some it is 2, some
it is 4. Do what feels best & strongest for your unique paper.
10. When you can, consider and address counter arguments to your position.
11. If you come across sources that you want but cannot get electronically or need some help
procuring sources while the library is closed, please let me know. I will go through my
PDF library and see if I have what you are looking for. Luckily many journals now have
online databases through our library, so you can often get articles this way but books are
not always easy.
A note on academic honesty:
An essay prepared for another course is unacceptable. If you have prior research on a topic
(from another course or this one), the best practice is to summarize and elaborate on your
previous ideas rather than doing any cutting or pasting. Cite your sources fairly. Don’t plagiarize
from any material that you consult, including from the work of other students.
And: trust your own voice; don’t rely on secondary sources to make your points for you. This
paper is a chance for you to have your say and voice your ideas.
Try to demonstrate clarity and coherence in your writing. You’ll be marked on your
understanding of the issues and critical/theoretical depth (especially in relation to your use of
reasoning and research for support) and your writing style. Edit your work carefully for spelling
and other typographical or grammatical errors.
Annotated Bibliography and Thesis Statement, 5%
Task: Introductory paragraph(s) with thesis and how you will support it/argue it plus 3
annotations from sources outside of the course reading list (approx. 1000-1100 words total)
Instructions
1. Provide a working title (if provisional) for your paper.
2. In an introductory paragraph(s), state your essay topic and tentative thesis. Of course, we
understand that your thesis may change as you progress in your research, but we’ll be
checking the relevance of your sources to your general approach. Include some of the
major questions you will be asking in your work, and identify one course text that you
will use in your final paper (you do not need to provide an annotation for this text –
simply name it).
3. Submit annotations for 3 sources, all of which must be outside the course texts. Two of
your sources must be from “scholarly sources” [for example, book chapter(s), article(s)
from an academic journal; the third can be from a source of your choice (Internet/blog,
zine, another journal, etc.)]. Each annotation should be about 300-350 words in length.
If one or more of your sources is from a book or books, do not annotate the whole book:
do one chapter of the book.
Annotations
The function of the annotations is to provide some information on source content – but also,
more importantly, on its relevance to your thesis or line of argumentation. In short, identify what
the source is about and how it is useful to you for your paper. For each, be sure to:
a. summarize the author’s or authors’ main ideas. This requires that you read the source
thoroughly yourself and write a summary of the relevant arguments in your own words –
do not merely reproduce the abstract or book jacket blurb of the text.
b. critique the source – that is, assess its strengths and weaknesses, and the implications of
the arguments. Give support/examples for your assessments (what, in the text, allows
you to make these judgments?).
c. explain how this source relates to the course issues and your topic — in particular, how
and why you plan to take it up in your paper.
For “b”, some of the things you may wish to consider could include assessment of: the currency,
accuracy, location or position of the research or researcher; strength/diversity/breadth of
evidence; clarity, organization, accessibility of the arguments; “authority” of the source (this may
mean you have to do some internet searching on the author(s) and/or the journal, book, publisher
or site in which the information appears; you should reference in a footnote from where any cited
information comes). Most importantly, you’ll likely want to focus on the implications of the
arguments put forward in the source — although you may choose to address these in your final
third of each annotation, when you discuss how you plan to take the source up.
Annotated Bibliography guidance from the UWO Library:
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/tutorials/annotatedbibliographies
Submission Notes for both Annotated Bibliography and Research Paper
Submission must be through Turnitin in the Assignments tab in Owl. Give yourself time for
technological glitches and delays.
I will not be accepting emailed submissions for either the annotated bibliography or the research
paper. If you email it to me, it will not be graded. The only exception is if you have academic
consideration due to illness, mental health issue, etc., and for this I need to grant prior approval.
Choose 1 of the following topics that most interests/inspires you and write a
thoughtfully organized, position essay. A position essay requires you to formulate a
thesis and to defend this thesis with reasonable argument and evidence.
But…
WHAT IS A THESIS, EXACTLY!?
A Strong Thesis Statement is:
šArgumentative
šSpecific
šAnalytical
A good thesis statement is specific:
šWeak: Gender affects women
šThis statement is too general. It raises lots of questions for
the reader: Which women? Where? How are they
affected? Why? Etc. Try to avoid sweeping
generalizations. Be specific and discuss a narrow topic.
A good thesis statement is specific:
š Strong: Naomi Wolf in the Beauty Myth discusses how gender
affects middle class white women in America. In my paper I
will demonstrate using my personal experience in beauty
pageants that her argument is still relevant in contemporary
Canada.
š This statement is more specific because it relates to a
particular theory about gender that is applied to particular
women. This scope is appropriate for the length of your
research paper.
A good thesis statement is argumentative:
šWeak: I will discuss the affect that beauty pageants have
on young women.
šThis is a statement not an argument. It simply describes an
observation. In your paper you need to argue something
about an observation, not just observe something.
A good thesis statement is argumentative:
šStrong: Young women who participate in beauty
pageants experience lower self esteem because the
structure of beauty pageants reproduces negative
gender stereotypes.
šThis is an argument. It doesn’t simply describe an
observation but seeks to prove something about the
effects of that observation.
A good thesis statement is analytical:
šWeak: Naomi Wolf’s argument that women are
negatively affected by the beauty myth is unconvincing.
šThis statement expresses the author’s position, but it
doesn’t express why the author finds Wolf’s argument to
be unconvincing. For all we know the author might just
not like Wolf.
A good thesis statement is analytical
š Strong: I argue that Naomi Wolf’s argument forwarded in the
Beauty Myth is limited because it ignores how race, class, and
sexuality differently affect women’s experience of the beauty
myth.
š This thesis statement both expresses author’s position and
presents an argument. The thesis statement tells the reader
that the author has understood and analyzed Wolf’s
arguments, and has found specific problems with them.
For ALL topics, you MUST
š 1. Develop a coherent thesis (with an argument/position to defend)
š 2. Include in your paper at least 1 reading from our course (this can be scholarly or
otherwise) for support (not superficially – it must be engaged actively) AND
š 3. Include outside research: 3 sources minimum. These are the sources that form your
annotated bibliography and thus your research paper. This minimum includes: 2 “scholarly
sources” [for example, academic book chapter(s), article(s) from an academic journal;
the 3rd source can be scholarly or can be from an outside non-scholarly source of your
choice (e.g., Internet/blog, zine, another journal, etc.)].*
Research Paper Topics Choices:
š Option one: Inclusive Feminist Action:
š Choose an issue (local or global) you think is significant for inclusive feminist inquiry and
which you feel (and which you will argue) is under-represented or ill-addressed; develop
what you think could be an effective plan of action. Why is this issue in need of inclusive
feminist activism? Why are your strategies useful? How can they be implemented? Be sure
to support your ideas with research. Be sure to know what course reading you will choose
to substantially inform your argument before you choose this question.
š “Inclusive” means any action that integrates intersectionality in its development and
delivery.
Option Two
š Representation of Queer Sexuality or Trans Identity in the Media:
š How pervasive or non-pervasive are homophobia and/or transphobia in contemporary
culture – and how does the prevalence or decline of these systems relate to sex/gender
norms? How does the specific medium you have chosen to study function to resist or push
harmful tropes, and with what potential effects? Choose and (briefly) describe an
example from popular culture* that offers a representation of queer sexuality or identity
(LGBTQIA). Then, use your 3 outside scholarly sources and (at least) 1 course text (as
required for all topics) to conduct an analysis of this representation. How do your sources
help you to better understand the representation you have chosen? In terms of
choosing/analysing an example, keep in mind the ways in which gender (race, sexuality,
class, nationality etc.) have been hegemonically/dominantly constructed through
popular culture, and think about the various ways that your selected example might
challenge these hegemonic constructions.
Option Three
š Create your own topic based on a course theme: Pick a course topic or an argument put
forward by one of the figures in our course readings and expand on it or critically analyze
it. Be sure to apply an intersectional lens in your work.
Option Four
š Butler & Identity Politics: In the article From Imitation to Gender Insubordination, Judith
Butler states, “To proclaim that this (a lesbian) is what I am is to suggest a provisional
totalization of this “I” (309). With reference to Butler’s analysis as a starting point, detail how
are such labels both simultaneously limiting and beneficial for members of marginalized
communities.
š Here you can either answer:
š (1.) Do you agree with her – yes or no, and why? OR You can (2) offer suggestions for how
we can overcome the limiting effects on marginalized communities. Provide examples,
including personal experiences if you choose, to demonstrate the discursive power of
identity labels. Make reference to the category of your choice, including religion, politics,
gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, (including “race” or Indigeneity) or another identity
marker. Apply an intersectional lens to address the complexities of multiple (perhaps
conflicting) identity markers.
For each, be sure to:
š a. Summarize the author’s or authors’ main ideas. This requires that you read the source
thoroughly yourself and write a summary of the relevant arguments in your own words – do
not merely reproduce the abstract or book jacket blurb of the text.
š b. Critique the source – that is, assess its strengths and weaknesses, and the implications of
the arguments. Give support/examples for your assessments (what, in the text, allows you
to make these judgments?).
š c. Explain how this source relates to the course issues and your topic — in particular, how
and why you plan to take it up in your paper.
š Annotated Bibliography and Thesis Statement, 5%
š Due 12 June 2020 in the Assignment tab, Turnitin through in OWL
š Research Paper, 30%
š Approx. 7-8 pages (2000 words) double spaced
š Due 31 July 2020 in the Assignment tab, turnitin through in OWL
Choose 1 of the following topics that most interests/inspires you and write a
thoughtfully organized, position essay. A position essay requires you to formulate a
thesis and to defend this thesis with reasonable argument and evidence.
But…
WHAT IS A THESIS, EXACTLY!?
A Strong Thesis Statement is:
šArgumentative
šSpecific
šAnalytical
A good thesis statement is specific:
šWeak: Gender affects women
šThis statement is too general. It raises lots of questions for
the reader: Which women? Where? How are they
affected? Why? Etc. Try to avoid sweeping
generalizations. Be specific and discuss a narrow topic.
A good thesis statement is specific:
š Strong: Naomi Wolf in the Beauty Myth discusses how gender
affects middle class white women in America. In my paper I
will demonstrate using my personal experience in beauty
pageants that her argument is still relevant in contemporary
Canada.
š This statement is more specific because it relates to a
particular theory about gender that is applied to particular
women. This scope is appropriate for the length of your
research paper.
A good thesis statement is argumentative:
šWeak: I will discuss the affect that beauty pageants have
on young women.
šThis is a statement not an argument. It simply describes an
observation. In your paper you need to argue something
about an observation, not just observe something.
A good thesis statement is argumentative:
šStrong: Young women who participate in beauty
pageants experience lower self esteem because the
structure of beauty pageants reproduces negative
gender stereotypes.
šThis is an argument. It doesn’t simply describe an
observation but seeks to prove something about the
effects of that observation.
A good thesis statement is analytical:
šWeak: Naomi Wolf’s argument that women are
negatively affected by the beauty myth is unconvincing.
šThis statement expresses the author’s position, but it
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