Introduction to the Dicipline of Women's Studies

Question 1

What is Androcentric and Eurocentric and how do they connect?

Answer 1

Androcentric is a type of knowledge that’s taken to represent all

Eurocentric is a type of knowledge that’s taken from a european perspective and applied to all

Androcentric and Eurocentric knowlege in women’s studies is when a European male’s perspective is applied to all

Question 2

What is intersectionality in Women’s and Gender Studies

Answer 2

Kimberle Crenshaw’s theory

When you take into consideration other contributing factors to an issue

Societal, politicial, economical factors…

Question 3

What is transdiciplinary

Answer 3

WGST moves within and between disciplines

Discipline that challenges binary thinking

Question 4

Heteronormativity

Answer 4

Belief that all are heterosexual or should be

Considered in the mainstream, emphasizing “normal”

Question 5

Critical thinking in women’s studies

Answer 5

Is central.

New tools, methods, and approaches when thinking about social problems and inequality

Introduces critical discussion and examining privilege, power, and hierarchies