5/27 Wed. Draft Questions - Noah Krohngold

1. Women's activism is often reduced to playing second fiddle to men's activism, "involving less prominent or visible contributions" when compared to those of men (Jenkins). How does neoliberalism play into reducing the contributions of women and what social dynamics are at play, both consciously and subconsciously?

2. Jenkins argues that illustrating women as the "bearers of tradition" is not intended to demonstrate an inherent creed to culture, but instead to "recognise the ways in which the women draw on powerful gendered constructions of women as bearers of culture" and "consciously represent themselves as a forceful challenge to development orthodoxies" (Jenkins). In your opinion, is this approach to activism and remembrance ethical? If not, how can women break this image and change societal perception?

3. According to Luz Maria de la Torre Amaguana, as a result of indigenous women being historically abused for material gain, they "have been slow to reinvigorate the habitus wherein relationships of power legalize" various forms of oppression (Torre Amaguana). What impacts of colonialism and neoliberalism are still felt by women today, and what policies or forms of activism can be taken to lessen these impacts and begin anew?