The concept ofintersectionalityhas been developed as part of a strategy that North American socia... more The concept ofintersectionalityhas been developed as part of a strategy that North American social theorists use to navigate the theoretical political and moral difficulties that arise as they advocate social justice in a highly diverse society. An intersectional analysis recognizes that different kinds of oppressions are connected and work through each other. For example a white racist might use sexist stereotypes of Asian women to try to subordinate them by race. Using North American feminist theory as an example I argue that although there have been recent critiques of the concept of intersectionality its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages. I respond to criticisms of intersectionality and link it with Ludwig Wittgensteins concept of family resemblances to provide a basis for analyzing the similarities and differences among people sharing anidentity.� Finally I suggest that social theorists in a variety of disciplines and projects will be well served if they use intersectional analyses as they create theories that support social change. In the last few decades academics who produceengagedtheory—theory intended to support social change directly or indirectly—have struggled with a wide range of theoretical political and moral implications of the complex differences in human lives and cultures. Struggles have taken place on various levels from the most abstract debates between postmodernists and more traditional normative theorists to very concrete controversies over racist or sexist behavior among members of activist groups. In order to navigate their differences the theorists I know best—North American feminists critical race theorists and queer theorists—have spent a great deal of time considering the connections among race/ethnicity/gender/sexual orientation (and to a lesser degree but usually mentioned on the list social class and disabilities and less often mentioned religion age and nationality. Although such theorists now recognize
Abstract I argue that pornography is morally objectionable insofar as it degrades people, especia... more Abstract I argue that pornography is morally objectionable insofar as it degrades people, especially women. i discuss two arguments supporting the position that pornography degrades women:(1) that pornography leads to behavior and attitudes showing disrespect ...
Superior, the new team took over day-today operations of Hypatia in January 2019 for a five-year ... more Superior, the new team took over day-today operations of Hypatia in January 2019 for a five-year term. We also thank the search committee, chaired by Kim Q. Hall, for its work in securing such a diverse and exciting group of feminist scholars to ensure Hypatia's flourishing for the future. In any transition from one team of editors to another, a few published issues include the work of both teams. This issue (34.1) has been produced by the interim editors, Ann Garry, Serene Khader, and Alison Stone, and managing editor Miranda Pilipchuk. The content for the Spring 2019 issue (34.2) will come from the interim team, including Roc ıo Zambrana, who replaced Serene Khader in Fall 2018; the new team will supervise production. Hypatia Reviews Online has been led for the last year and a half by interim editors Joan Woolfrey and Simon Ruchti, well supported by managing editor Maja Sidzinska. It's been a pleasure to work with them. Joan Woolfrey continues to co-edit HRO on an interim basis, joined by Erin McKenna. When we interim editors agreed in July 2017 to edit Hypatia for six monthswhich turned into eighteen months-we simply could not have done our jobs without the ongoing nurturing and assistance of Miranda Pilipchuk, who continued as managing editor for the full eighteen months. Miranda not only knew what Hypatia's standard practices and policies are, had an unerring sense of priorities, understood how "ScholarOne" functions, and whom to contact at our publisher, Wiley, for various tasks, she also exhibited incredibly good judgment about philosophy as well as many matters that are not taught in graduate school, but that are essential to running a journal smoothly. The interim team also owes many thanks to Eric Piper, senior editor at Wiley, and its editorial and production staff members for their flexibility and diligence in responding to many different kinds of requests and circumstances. Julia Perkins of Wesleyan University, our copyeditor, deserves thanks not only for her careful editing, but also for her flexibility in helping us to meet our deadlines. Yannik Thiem,
IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 2015
This issue of IJFAB starts with a tribute to Anne Donchin, Indiana University professor emerita, ... more This issue of IJFAB starts with a tribute to Anne Donchin, Indiana University professor emerita, who died in August 2014. Anne was known to most of us primarily as one of the cofounders of the International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (FAB), and therefore as someone with a central role in shaping feminist bioethics as a distinct, and distinctive, field of bioethical inquiry. The contributions below-from
is an important, ambitious book that I admire greatly and whose aims I support. I marvel at the r... more is an important, ambitious book that I admire greatly and whose aims I support. I marvel at the reach and complexity of her project and the grace with which she has integrated its various threads. I wholeheartedly agree that the various forms of nonpropositional knowing that Shotwell articulates are extremely important. As she acknowledges, there have been a few philosophers who have written on these forms of knowledge/understanding, but we would all be a lot better off in our epistemology, political philosophy, and political action if many more of us try to encompass this kind of work. Nevertheless, I am a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number and kinds of changes we would need to make to begin explicitly incorporating nonpropositional knowledge into our projects. I first need to get my bearings by doing some sorting, then I will turn more concretely to guilt and shame. Getting my bearings. Much of what interests Shotwell is knowledge that cannot ever be captured fully in propositions, namely, her categories 1: skill knowledge, 2: the intersection of somatic and conceptual understanding, and 4: emotional knowledge. 1 I would add another category to this: knowledge by acquaintance-of other people, not of "sense-data." Shotwell
The concept ofintersectionalityhas been developed as part of a strategy that North American socia... more The concept ofintersectionalityhas been developed as part of a strategy that North American social theorists use to navigate the theoretical political and moral difficulties that arise as they advocate social justice in a highly diverse society. An intersectional analysis recognizes that different kinds of oppressions are connected and work through each other. For example a white racist might use sexist stereotypes of Asian women to try to subordinate them by race. Using North American feminist theory as an example I argue that although there have been recent critiques of the concept of intersectionality its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages. I respond to criticisms of intersectionality and link it with Ludwig Wittgensteins concept of family resemblances to provide a basis for analyzing the similarities and differences among people sharing anidentity.� Finally I suggest that social theorists in a variety of disciplines and projects will be well served if they use intersectional analyses as they create theories that support social change. In the last few decades academics who produceengagedtheory—theory intended to support social change directly or indirectly—have struggled with a wide range of theoretical political and moral implications of the complex differences in human lives and cultures. Struggles have taken place on various levels from the most abstract debates between postmodernists and more traditional normative theorists to very concrete controversies over racist or sexist behavior among members of activist groups. In order to navigate their differences the theorists I know best—North American feminists critical race theorists and queer theorists—have spent a great deal of time considering the connections among race/ethnicity/gender/sexual orientation (and to a lesser degree but usually mentioned on the list social class and disabilities and less often mentioned religion age and nationality. Although such theorists now recognize
The concept ofintersectionalityhas been developed as part of a strategy that North American socia... more The concept ofintersectionalityhas been developed as part of a strategy that North American social theorists use to navigate the theoretical political and moral difficulties that arise as they advocate social justice in a highly diverse society. An intersectional analysis recognizes that different kinds of oppressions are connected and work through each other. For example a white racist might use sexist stereotypes of Asian women to try to subordinate them by race. Using North American feminist theory as an example I argue that although there have been recent critiques of the concept of intersectionality its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages. I respond to criticisms of intersectionality and link it with Ludwig Wittgensteins concept of family resemblances to provide a basis for analyzing the similarities and differences among people sharing anidentity.� Finally I suggest that social theorists in a variety of disciplines and projects will be well served if they use intersectional analyses as they create theories that support social change. In the last few decades academics who produceengagedtheory—theory intended to support social change directly or indirectly—have struggled with a wide range of theoretical political and moral implications of the complex differences in human lives and cultures. Struggles have taken place on various levels from the most abstract debates between postmodernists and more traditional normative theorists to very concrete controversies over racist or sexist behavior among members of activist groups. In order to navigate their differences the theorists I know best—North American feminists critical race theorists and queer theorists—have spent a great deal of time considering the connections among race/ethnicity/gender/sexual orientation (and to a lesser degree but usually mentioned on the list social class and disabilities and less often mentioned religion age and nationality. Although such theorists now recognize
Abstract I argue that pornography is morally objectionable insofar as it degrades people, especia... more Abstract I argue that pornography is morally objectionable insofar as it degrades people, especially women. i discuss two arguments supporting the position that pornography degrades women:(1) that pornography leads to behavior and attitudes showing disrespect ...
Superior, the new team took over day-today operations of Hypatia in January 2019 for a five-year ... more Superior, the new team took over day-today operations of Hypatia in January 2019 for a five-year term. We also thank the search committee, chaired by Kim Q. Hall, for its work in securing such a diverse and exciting group of feminist scholars to ensure Hypatia's flourishing for the future. In any transition from one team of editors to another, a few published issues include the work of both teams. This issue (34.1) has been produced by the interim editors, Ann Garry, Serene Khader, and Alison Stone, and managing editor Miranda Pilipchuk. The content for the Spring 2019 issue (34.2) will come from the interim team, including Roc ıo Zambrana, who replaced Serene Khader in Fall 2018; the new team will supervise production. Hypatia Reviews Online has been led for the last year and a half by interim editors Joan Woolfrey and Simon Ruchti, well supported by managing editor Maja Sidzinska. It's been a pleasure to work with them. Joan Woolfrey continues to co-edit HRO on an interim basis, joined by Erin McKenna. When we interim editors agreed in July 2017 to edit Hypatia for six monthswhich turned into eighteen months-we simply could not have done our jobs without the ongoing nurturing and assistance of Miranda Pilipchuk, who continued as managing editor for the full eighteen months. Miranda not only knew what Hypatia's standard practices and policies are, had an unerring sense of priorities, understood how "ScholarOne" functions, and whom to contact at our publisher, Wiley, for various tasks, she also exhibited incredibly good judgment about philosophy as well as many matters that are not taught in graduate school, but that are essential to running a journal smoothly. The interim team also owes many thanks to Eric Piper, senior editor at Wiley, and its editorial and production staff members for their flexibility and diligence in responding to many different kinds of requests and circumstances. Julia Perkins of Wesleyan University, our copyeditor, deserves thanks not only for her careful editing, but also for her flexibility in helping us to meet our deadlines. Yannik Thiem,
IJFAB: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 2015
This issue of IJFAB starts with a tribute to Anne Donchin, Indiana University professor emerita, ... more This issue of IJFAB starts with a tribute to Anne Donchin, Indiana University professor emerita, who died in August 2014. Anne was known to most of us primarily as one of the cofounders of the International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (FAB), and therefore as someone with a central role in shaping feminist bioethics as a distinct, and distinctive, field of bioethical inquiry. The contributions below-from
is an important, ambitious book that I admire greatly and whose aims I support. I marvel at the r... more is an important, ambitious book that I admire greatly and whose aims I support. I marvel at the reach and complexity of her project and the grace with which she has integrated its various threads. I wholeheartedly agree that the various forms of nonpropositional knowing that Shotwell articulates are extremely important. As she acknowledges, there have been a few philosophers who have written on these forms of knowledge/understanding, but we would all be a lot better off in our epistemology, political philosophy, and political action if many more of us try to encompass this kind of work. Nevertheless, I am a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number and kinds of changes we would need to make to begin explicitly incorporating nonpropositional knowledge into our projects. I first need to get my bearings by doing some sorting, then I will turn more concretely to guilt and shame. Getting my bearings. Much of what interests Shotwell is knowledge that cannot ever be captured fully in propositions, namely, her categories 1: skill knowledge, 2: the intersection of somatic and conceptual understanding, and 4: emotional knowledge. 1 I would add another category to this: knowledge by acquaintance-of other people, not of "sense-data." Shotwell
The concept ofintersectionalityhas been developed as part of a strategy that North American socia... more The concept ofintersectionalityhas been developed as part of a strategy that North American social theorists use to navigate the theoretical political and moral difficulties that arise as they advocate social justice in a highly diverse society. An intersectional analysis recognizes that different kinds of oppressions are connected and work through each other. For example a white racist might use sexist stereotypes of Asian women to try to subordinate them by race. Using North American feminist theory as an example I argue that although there have been recent critiques of the concept of intersectionality its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages. I respond to criticisms of intersectionality and link it with Ludwig Wittgensteins concept of family resemblances to provide a basis for analyzing the similarities and differences among people sharing anidentity.� Finally I suggest that social theorists in a variety of disciplines and projects will be well served if they use intersectional analyses as they create theories that support social change. In the last few decades academics who produceengagedtheory—theory intended to support social change directly or indirectly—have struggled with a wide range of theoretical political and moral implications of the complex differences in human lives and cultures. Struggles have taken place on various levels from the most abstract debates between postmodernists and more traditional normative theorists to very concrete controversies over racist or sexist behavior among members of activist groups. In order to navigate their differences the theorists I know best—North American feminists critical race theorists and queer theorists—have spent a great deal of time considering the connections among race/ethnicity/gender/sexual orientation (and to a lesser degree but usually mentioned on the list social class and disabilities and less often mentioned religion age and nationality. Although such theorists now recognize
Uploads
Papers by Ann Garry