This document summarizes key aspects of intersectionality theory as developed by Patricia Hill Collins. It discusses how intersectionality examines how gender, race, class, and sexuality intersect and interact to create social inequalities. It focuses on Collins' work developing black feminist thought, which centers the experiences of black women and validates their distinct forms of knowledge production. Collins argues inequality results from the intersecting forces within the matrix of domination, and examines oppression on individual, group, and institutional levels.
Presented by Markus Ihalainen, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 29, 2017.
Muhammad Saud Kharal
PhD in Social Science, Department of Sociology Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya Indonesia
Presented by Markus Ihalainen, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 29, 2017.
Muhammad Saud Kharal
PhD in Social Science, Department of Sociology Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya Indonesia
Discussion about gender inequalities theories. Which helps the student to gather knowledge about those theorists also their theories in their academic and also in their practical life knowledge.
A presentation I made for my senior seminar at Whitman College. Design ideas are drawn from "Presentation Zen".
Some of the more interactive features are, unfortunately, unable to be experienced on SlideShare.
Muhammad Saud Kharal
PhD in Social Science, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya Indonesia
Discussion about gender inequalities theories. Which helps the student to gather knowledge about those theorists also their theories in their academic and also in their practical life knowledge.
A presentation I made for my senior seminar at Whitman College. Design ideas are drawn from "Presentation Zen".
Some of the more interactive features are, unfortunately, unable to be experienced on SlideShare.
Muhammad Saud Kharal
PhD in Social Science, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya Indonesia
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CHAPTER 3: SYSTEMS VS INDIVIDUALS
While U.S. citizens espouse the belief in the individual, we also have people who aren’t granted the full benefits of individuality. When we look at our society, any individual who belongs to those groups that are not dominant in society, we can see that we often treat these people, not as individuals, but as members of whatever group they belong to. The difference in the way we treat the individuals who are members of the non-dominant groups, is not always easily seen, but let’s start by thinking about the difference between dominant and subordinate groups in general, in our culture. This is exactly what the scholar, Peggy McIntosh did as she uncovered a concept that has been much talked about in recent years. https://nationalseedproject.org/images/documents/Knapsack_plus_Notes-Peggy_McIntosh.pdf
McIntosh, a feminist scholar at a prestigious college, was studying or rather creating the field of study now known as women’s studies when she accidently created the field of White Cultural Studies. Before women scholars of the 1960’s and 70’s there were very few sources that one could find about the ways that women have contributed to making our culture. This is one of the signs that males are dominant in our culture. Most all the heroes in our history books are/were men, most of the great artists whose works we learn about are men, most of the novels and poems taught in schools were/have been written by male authors. If you don’t believe me, try to name 5 famous women visual artists. How many can you name besides Georgia O’Keefe? Ms. McIntosh was struck by how difficult it was for women to not only find other women as role models in academia, but how difficult it was to find anything that ‘looked like herself,’ reflected in what she was learning. This idea of reflection is an important topic that we should take a minute to examine. The dominant groups in a culture are the groups that see themselves reflected everywhere.
Activate Your Sociological Imagination Now!
Imagine living your whole life and never being able to see your own reflection. What if when you looked in a mirror, or a pool of water, or a window, you saw someone else’s face instead of your own? How do you think that you would feel? Particularly if you knew that other people, who look different than you do always see their own reflection in the mirror. How do you think that would impact your life? Would everything remain the same as it is now? Does your race impact the way you answer this question?
People of color—non-white people—have a difficult time finding themselves when they look at the world today. Most of the people on US television are white; most of the people whose faces are on magazines are white. Most movies feature people who are white. It is particularly difficult for people of color to see themselves as positive-figures-in-history-who-made-our-country-great. All the myths of how our country was built.
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The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
2. Intersectional Theory—
Patricia Hill Collins
• Intersectional Theory argues that most
sociological theory makes the mistake of
examining only one variable at a time.
• The basic premise is that variables work in
groups.
• Intersectional Theory is particularly concerned
with the formation of social identities.
• At its most basic form, Intersectional Theory
examines the ways that gender, race, class,
and sexuality work in concert to create
inequality—“interlocking systems of
oppression.”
3. Black Feminist Thought
• This is from a chapter in Patricia Hill
Collins’ book Black Feminist Thought
• Collins is a sociologist at the University
of Maryland
• Collins is the foremost theorist of
intersectionality within sociology.
• Collins’ work on intersectionality begins
with her biography as a Black American
woman.
• Although intersectionality is applicable
to any identity, Black women have been
the leaders in this field of sociology.
4. Black Feminist Thought
• Collins argues that Black feminism creates and
validates knowledge in ways that are very
different from the American educational
system, which has been dominated by elite
White men.
• Collins’ goal is to trace out the ways that Black
feminists have produced and recorded
knowledge.
• The distinct forms embraced by Black
feminists are shaped both by cultural
differences (distinct values traced both to
African-American and to African cultures) and
“intersecting oppressions”—which refers to the
way that mainstream institutions have denied
access to Black women. In other words, the
culture they are raised with and the
experiences they have in life.
5. Who Cares? Who Should
Care?
• Black Women: Because their forms of
knowledge are increasingly recognized
and heard
• Social Theorists: Because
intersectionality and Black feminism are
providing new theories that make for
better social explanation.
• Social Researchers: Because these new
theories help them to make sense of their
findings.
• White Male Theorists: Because their
research, treated for years as if it applies
to all, is now placed in its proper context.
6. The Things a Black Woman
Knows
• Because Black women were long denied
access to academia, their collected
knowledge is less likely to be found in
scholarly texts (with notable exceptions
such as Zora Neale Hurston)
• Collins pushes us to find this knowledge
elsewhere, in subverted forms of
knowledge transmission: poetry, music,
oral histories, sermons, etc.—which is why
so many of her quotations are from
playwrights, novelists, and poets.
7. The Matrix of
Domination
• Collins directs the unique perspectives of Black
feminism towards one issue in particular—
inequality and the complex matrix of forces that
produce inequality.
• Although Collins focuses on the uniqueness of a
Black female perspective, she is also invested in
building alliances with other perspectives—
across races, genders, and classes.
• These alliances are only possible when we
acknowledge our unique perspectives and listen
to those of others.
8. The Matrix of
Domination
• According to Collins, inequality and
oppression are the result of several
forces working hand in hand—the
matrix of domination.
• No one singular force is the cause of
injustice. She identifies class, race,
and gender as the major forces that
affect the lives of Black women.
• She acknowledges that these forces
also affect many others, and that
other issues come into play as well.
9. The Matrix of
Domination
• Inequality functions on 3 levels:
• Personal/Individual
• Groups
• Institutions/Societies
• At all 3 levels, we want to look not only at the
domination that is occurring, but also at the ways that
people resist it and fight back.
• Resistance can only succeed when it sets its own
terms. For the Black women in Collins analysis, that
means privileging the unique “ways of knowing” that
are held by Black women over and above the
institutionalized forms of knowledge that have been
used as tools of domination.
• If any of you feel that sometimes the readings in this
course have alienated you or left you out, that’s
important! Ask yourself how your “way of knowing” is
different from that of the author we are reading.
10. Ways of Knowing• Collins states, and perhaps it is obvious,
that in order to produce Black feminist
theory, you have to be a Black woman.
• But that doesn’t mean that those of us
who are not Black women cannot learn
from Collins’ ideas.
• Collins gives us a language for
understanding our own unique ways of
making sense of the world.
• It is important to note that in many of
our readings this semester, the authors
never identified themselves as White
men. We have to wonder, does their
race and gender matter?
11. Black Feminist Thought
and Intersectionality
• The study of Black feminist thought is a
specific application of intersectionality
that places Black women at the center of
analysis to study their experiences, their
actions, and their epistemologies.
• Intersectionality is a broader and more
general theoretical approach that can be
used to examine any group or community
by placing them at the center and
understanding where they sit within the
matrix of domination.