5 Week 10

Hi everyone,

I have the flu and cannot make it in to our class today. Please complete the following written assignment on Cathy Cohen’s piece and post your response on our WordPress website. You can complete the assignment on your own or with another colleague from class. If you work with a partner, make sure that both names are listed at the top of your assignment. For full credit, make sure your response is posted by 5pm today. Your response should be at least 300 words or more, and everything should be written in your own words.

In her essay, Cathy Cohen argues that “…a truly radical or transformative politics has not resulted from queer activism.” Drawing on details from the text, what according to Cohen has inhibited the radical potential of queer activism?

I look forward to seeing you after the break.

Elizabeth

Due Monday, April 3rd, by midnight. Word count: 300 words. Please make sure everything is in your own words. Absolutely no quotes should be used. If you paraphrase from the text (from Collins’s work or anywhere else), you must be sure to include the proper citation (either MLA or APA).

In her essay, “Learning from the Outsider Within: The Sociological Significance of Black Feminist Thought,” Patricia Hill Collins argues that, “Black women’s experiences highlight the tension experienced by any group of less powerful outsiders encountering the paradigmatic thought of a more powerful insider community” (S29). According to Collins, how can “outsiders” contribute to the field of sociology and our understanding of society and culture?