Official lecture 3 Flashcards
what did Michel Foucault say
sexuality as discourse; discourse as a form of power
what did Michel Foucault write
Telling the Truth about Sex
what is Scientia sexualis
the student speaking by confessing to the master
what does Michel Foucault say about Scientia sexualis
argues that we have moved to this stance
what is Ars erotica
the old stance
truth drawn from pleasure (master is teaching the student the truth)
pleasure considered in relation to itself (not law or utility)
Knowledge reflected back into sexual practice to amplify its effects
relationship of master to discipline
what does Vivian Burr talk about
Social constructionism
what does Vivian Burr say about Social constructionism
critical stance
historically and culturally specific
knowledge of the world is intersubjectively fabricated not objectively observed
constructions are bound up with particular power relations
what id Vivian Burr’s book
Sexuality and the Cultivation of Humanity
what does Vivian Burr’s say in her book
argues that the things presented to us require a lot of learning
our learning is shared by power relations and the perspectives that are dominant
emotions entail a great deal of learning arguing for liberal education— is worry that education has become only about the test, getting the degree, and getting a job to get money
education has lost its concern of forming citizens
argues for:
education for democratic citizenship
problem of unreflective citizens
what is the definition of social constructionism
no single definition
what did Nussabaum write
Ancient Greek World
what did Nussabaum say in her book
people will tell you that what is normal now (nuclear family) has always been, even if it hasn’t really
homosexuality back in the ancient times were normal, the “norm” that wasn’t supposed to be passed was the actual act itself
a person with exclusive preference to one sex was rare
the males were supposed to be dominant in the relationship for sure
why does sexuality of the ancient world matter to us?
what is dimorphism
the physical differences between males and females of the same species
what is Gudorf’s thesis
sexual dimorphism cannot remain as the dominant paradigm for interpreting sexuality and in fact has given way to a more polymorphous concept today
“Polymorphous sexuality greatly increases the freedom that individuals exercise in terms of both sexual identity and sexual behaviour, but that very freedom also exacts certain costs.
what is the Relevance of dimorphism
irrelevant, it is no longer meaningful in the way that it was and it holds less and less meaning as the time goes on
