Having, Being, and Doing Privilege: Three Lenses for Focusing on Goals in Feminist Classrooms

Abstract Using two published accounts of teaching experience in Women’s Studies classrooms by way of illustration, I argue that seeing privilege through three lenses—as something one has, something one is, and something one does—can assist feminist educators in meeting diverse goals in their anti-o...

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Main Author: Kate M. Daley
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Language:English
Published: Mount Saint Vincent University 2015-09-01
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Online Access:https://140.230.24.104/index.php/atlantis/article/view/2855
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description Abstract Using two published accounts of teaching experience in Women’s Studies classrooms by way of illustration, I argue that seeing privilege through three lenses—as something one has, something one is, and something one does—can assist feminist educators in meeting diverse goals in their anti-oppression classrooms as they continue to grapple with the messy and often contradictory challenges of privilege. Résumé Selon deux récits publiés sur des expériences d’enseignement dans les cours d’études des femmes à titre d’illustration, je fais valoir que le fait de considérer le privilège sous trois aspects—soit quelque chose que l’on a, quelque chose que l’on est et quelque chose que l’on fait—peut aider les éducateurs féministes à répondre à différents objectifs dans leurs cours anti-oppression alors qu’ils continuent à faire face aux défis embrouillés et parfois contradictoires que pose le privilège.
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spelling doaj-art-03bebd54a1c54f5c8549396d3ef511792025-08-20T02:09:24ZengMount Saint Vincent UniversityAtlantis0702-78181715-06982015-09-01371Having, Being, and Doing Privilege: Three Lenses for Focusing on Goals in Feminist ClassroomsKate M. Daley0York UniversityAbstract Using two published accounts of teaching experience in Women’s Studies classrooms by way of illustration, I argue that seeing privilege through three lenses—as something one has, something one is, and something one does—can assist feminist educators in meeting diverse goals in their anti-oppression classrooms as they continue to grapple with the messy and often contradictory challenges of privilege. Résumé Selon deux récits publiés sur des expériences d’enseignement dans les cours d’études des femmes à titre d’illustration, je fais valoir que le fait de considérer le privilège sous trois aspects—soit quelque chose que l’on a, quelque chose que l’on est et quelque chose que l’on fait—peut aider les éducateurs féministes à répondre à différents objectifs dans leurs cours anti-oppression alors qu’ils continuent à faire face aux défis embrouillés et parfois contradictoires que pose le privilège. https://140.230.24.104/index.php/atlantis/article/view/2855privilegeoppressionidentityfeminist theoryfeminist practiceanti-oppression education
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title Having, Being, and Doing Privilege: Three Lenses for Focusing on Goals in Feminist Classrooms
title_full Having, Being, and Doing Privilege: Three Lenses for Focusing on Goals in Feminist Classrooms
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title_short Having, Being, and Doing Privilege: Three Lenses for Focusing on Goals in Feminist Classrooms
title_sort having being and doing privilege three lenses for focusing on goals in feminist classrooms
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identity
feminist theory
feminist practice
anti-oppression education
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