WMST-L File Collection:
Language
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Last updated: Oct. 5, 2008
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WMST-L File Collection:Language
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The following files from the WMST-L file collection focus on issues concerning language:
- Can "Guys" Refer to Women and Girls?
- (WMST-L discussion about whether the term "guys" can/should be used to refer to women and girls. April 2002. 2 parts. See also the March 2005 discussion, Is the Term "Guys" Gender Neutral?)
- Feminists Who Reject the Feminist Label
- (WMST-L, October 1993)
- Feminists Who Reject the Feminist Label II
- (WMST-L, September 2008)
- The Fluidity of Sex, Sexuality, and Gender
- (This lengthy WMST-L discussion began in July 2001 with a query about a term for women who dress up as transvestites. After some consideration of terms (several involving "drag"), the topic evolved into a discussion about social construction and the fluidity of sex, sexuality, and gender. Additional messages from 2001-2003 have been added at the end of the file. 5 parts.)
- Gender-Inclusive Language
- (July 1995 discussion; 2 parts)
- Gender-Inclusive Language and "Man"
- (September 2000 and January 2002 discussion; 3 parts)
- Guardian of Language: An Interview with Hélène Cixous
- (A 1996 interview with French feminist literary critic and philosopher Hélène Cixous, conducted by WMST-L member Kathleen O'Grady.)
- Is the Term "Guys" Gender Neutral?
- (A WMST-L discussion in March 2005 that asks whether the term "guys" is or can be gender neutral. See also a similar discussion that took place in April 2002: Can "Guys" Refer to Women and Girls?)
- Language and Gender Exercises
- (Suggestions for language and gender exercises suitable for an intro class. WMST-L discussion, May 2008.)
- The Language of Feminist Theory
- (Is there justification for feminists to use the sometimes inaccessible language of high theory? A WMST-L discussion that took place in March 1993.)
- Marianismo: Origin and Meaning
- (WMST-L discussion of the origin and meaning of the term "Marianismo." January 2000.)
- "The Master's Tools...."
- (A discussion of Audre Lorde's often-quoted statement, "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." WMST-L, September 2008.)
- Origin(s) of "Rule of Thumb"
- (Various explanations for the origin of the phrase "rule of thumb." WMST-L, 1993-2005)
- Patriarchy: Use of the Term
- (Discussions from May 1994 and March 2003. See also the later file Teaching About Patriarchy)
- 'The Personal is Political': Origins of the Phrase
- (Various suggestions appearing on WMST-L from 1996 through 2007 about the origins of the phrase "the personal is political")
- 'Problematize' and Academic Discourse
- (Discussion of the meaning of "problematize" and the use of words like this in academic discourse. It took place on WMST-L in February/March 2000)
- Pronoun Usage, Identity, and Privilege
- (WMST-L discussion, September 1999)
- Rape Culture?
- (A 4-part discussion of the term "rape culture"--what it means, where it originated, whether it's an appropriate term. The discussion took place on WMST-L in March 2000.)
- "Sex" versus "Gender"
- (A 2-part file containing discussions of these often-confused terms from 1993 and 1997)
- "Sex" versus "Gender" Revisited
- (Further discussion of the terms "sex" and "gender," including their meaning(s) and some reasons that people often confuse these terms. WMST-L discussion, September/October 2006.)
- Teaching Language and Gender Issues to Teens
- (WMST-L discussion, January 1997)
- Use of the Term "Dyke"
- (This WMST-L discussion on the meaning and use of the term "dyke" took place in February 2005.)
- Women's Speeches for Rhetorical Analysis
- (Recommendations for women's speeches that can be used by students for rhetorical analysis. WMST-L discussion, August 2002.)
- Women, Womyn, Wimmin
- (Brief discussion of "womyn" and "wimmin" as alternative spellings of "women." WMST-L, September 2000)
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