Meghann Matwichuk
2018-11-08 19:17:49 UTC
Dear Collective Brain,
I've had a request from a gender studies professor who would like
something along the lines of Race: The Power of an Illusion that covers
gender / women's studies rather than race. RTPOAI is one of our
most-taught / most-used titles; I can see how it would serve as a good
model for other topics. We're thinking something of the same quality,
depth of coverage, and scholarly weight. For those who may be
unfamiliar with this title, here's a synopsis:
"This series challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs: that humans
come divided into a few distinct biological groups, telling an
eye-opening tale of how what we assume to be normal, commonsense, even
scientific, is actually shaped by our history, social institutions and
cultural beliefs. Episode one explores how recent scientific discoveries
have toppled the concept of biological race. Episode two questionsthe
belief that race has always been with us. It traces the race concept to
the European conquest of the Americas. Episode three focuses on how our
institutions shape and create race."
I can't think of anything off the top of my head that exists as a
cohesive analog for women's studies, so I thought I'd pose the question
to this group. Anything come to mind? In the meanwhile, I was able to
send suggestions of titles that may loosely cover similar ground to each
of RTPOAI's three parts.
Thanks in advance,
--
Meghann Matwichuk
she/her/hers
Associate Librarian / Coordinator
Film & Video Collection, Morris Library
181 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19717
University of Delaware
(302) 831-1475
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
***@udel.edu <mailto:***@udel.edu>
I've had a request from a gender studies professor who would like
something along the lines of Race: The Power of an Illusion that covers
gender / women's studies rather than race. RTPOAI is one of our
most-taught / most-used titles; I can see how it would serve as a good
model for other topics. We're thinking something of the same quality,
depth of coverage, and scholarly weight. For those who may be
unfamiliar with this title, here's a synopsis:
"This series challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs: that humans
come divided into a few distinct biological groups, telling an
eye-opening tale of how what we assume to be normal, commonsense, even
scientific, is actually shaped by our history, social institutions and
cultural beliefs. Episode one explores how recent scientific discoveries
have toppled the concept of biological race. Episode two questionsthe
belief that race has always been with us. It traces the race concept to
the European conquest of the Americas. Episode three focuses on how our
institutions shape and create race."
I can't think of anything off the top of my head that exists as a
cohesive analog for women's studies, so I thought I'd pose the question
to this group. Anything come to mind? In the meanwhile, I was able to
send suggestions of titles that may loosely cover similar ground to each
of RTPOAI's three parts.
Thanks in advance,
--
Meghann Matwichuk
she/her/hers
Associate Librarian / Coordinator
Film & Video Collection, Morris Library
181 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19717
University of Delaware
(302) 831-1475
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
***@udel.edu <mailto:***@udel.edu>
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