{"id":72,"date":"2016-12-19T11:32:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:53:57","slug":"1-background-preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/readings\/1-background-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"1 | Living a Feminist Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 9<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

For this introductory class, review the syllabus and assignments, as well as statement of respect and inclusion. Bring your questions regarding the syllabus to class.\u202f Do the readings and be prepared to discuss and to introduce yourself in relation to some of the following questions:<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. What does the word feminism conjure for you?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. From where or whom do you know feminism?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Who do you want to be taken seriously by? To whom are you accountable?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. What questions do you want to explore in a class on gender, peace and security?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. How can we create a learning environment in which we: learn relationally, are accountable to each, flourish creatively, and our curiosity is given full expression?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Readings<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Krystalli, Roxani, and Cynthia Enloe. \u201cDoing feminism a conversation between Cynthia Enloe and Roxani Krystalli<\/a>.\u201d International Feminist Journal of Politics 22.2 (2020): 289-298.<\/li>\n
    2. Ahmed, Sara. Living a feminist life. Duke University Press, 2016. Introduction: Bringing Feminist Theory Home<\/a> and Chapter 1: Feminism is sensational\u2019<\/a>. UBC Library Online book.<\/li>\n
    3. Krystalli, Roxani. \u2018Teaching and learning reflexivity in the world politics classroom.<\/a>‘ <\/span>International Political Sociology<\/span><\/i> 17.4 (2023).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      \u00a0Learning Outcomes<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Build relations amongst class and set of agreements<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Understand course objectives and expectations<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Reflect on feminism as movement and accountability<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Comprehend what is a feminist classroom<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        January 9 For this introductory class, review the syllabus and assignments, as well as statement of respect and inclusion. Bring your questions regarding the syllabus to class.\u202f Do the readings and be prepared to discuss and to introduce yourself in relation to some of the following questions:\u00a0 What does the word feminism conjure for you?\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5028,"featured_media":294,"parent":5,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-72","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2593,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions\/2593"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gendersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}