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Chapter 29—Feminist Standpoint Theory

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Title:
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, S1, E5, "Truth"
Claim:
Strong objectivity searches for knowledge by starting from the lives of marginalized groups, which upon critical reflection and resistance provides a less false view of reality
Application:
As Sam Wilson struggles with the possibility of inheriting the legacy of Captain America, he visits Isaiah Bradley, another super soldier (as was Captain America) who American military leadership experimented on and marginalized. As Isaiah shares the story of the racism he suffered, he challenges the knowledge that Sam has--knowledge that reflects the interests of powerful white people and hides uncomfortable truths.
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"Boys Will Be Boys", Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
Claim:
A social location is a group membership that shapes our experiences of the world and our ways of understanding it.
Application:
In this song, Dua Lipa voices common feminine experiences that advantage men and disadvantage women. Based on this song, do you think she has moved from a social location to having a feminist standpoint? Why or why not?
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https://open.spotify.com/track/4szI7zRh7kLApCSqiB6R7b?si=477ed2113e5f4fa2
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"Patricia Hill Collins Explains BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT | #1 Controlling Images", TV Boitempo
Claim:
The strong Black woman controlling images that appear in mass media burden Black women with expectations of strength that are impossible for any human being to live up to.
Application:
Here, Patricia Hill Collins elaborates on the idea of the strong Black woman controlling image. She identifies specific types of that image, and also considers how these types can function positively or negatively. She uses Michelle Obama's role as First Lady as an example. (Note that although the introductory text is in Portuguese, the interview is in English.)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVdbyhuAJEs
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"Miranda Fricker On Testimony and the Power of Words", Gender Talks
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Epistemic injustice is harm that occurs when society attacks human value by assigning greater worth to some knowers than it does to others.
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Miranda Fricker summarizes her ethical perspective on epistemic injustice, using examples drawn from Colombian women who experienced sexual violence against them.
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Title:
On the Basis of Sex
Claim:
A standpoint is a perspective achieved through critical reflection on power relations and their consequences that opposes the status quo.
Application:
On the Basis of Sex is a historical biographical film about the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In this scene, Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) makes a closing argument that describes the existence, history, and causes of legally-mandated sexism in United States law. Her words reveal careful reflection on power relations that leads her to oppose the status quo.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cmKDpRrSKA
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Closing argument scene
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Hidden Figures
Claim:
Intersectionality refers to how all aspects of a person's identity are intertwined, mutually constituting each other. A standpoint is a perspective achieved through critical reflection that opposes the status quo.
Application:
Mary Jackson wants to attend classes at a high school so that she can study to become a NASA engineer. The barrier to doing so is that South Carolina is a segregated state, the high school is only for white students, and Mary Jackson is a Black woman. Note that the judge refers to her not only by her race but by her sex; her intersectionality hinders her freedom. Jackson's responses reveals that she has a standpoint; she is aware that her case is not only about her opportunities, but those of people long into the future.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQxYKxeDCg4
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Courtroom scene
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Title:
"Mad Woman", Taylor Swift, Folklore
Claim:
Our group memberships (social location) shapes our experience of the world and our ways of understanding it.
Application:
The thesis of this song resonates deeply with feminist standpoint theory: Women (and others on the margins of society) have insights into society that members of more powerful groups don’t possess.
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https://open.spotify.com/track/5sSudVJ80OUYU35dhkfGz1?si=70fdc232b7ad44aa
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