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Department of Historical and Cultural Studies / Women’s and Gender Studies

WSTA03H3S: INTRODUCTION TO FEMINIST THEORIES AND THOUGHT

GUIDELINES FOR THE PERSONAL REFLECTION

WHAT IS A PERSONAL REFLECTION?

A personal reflection

Explores a particular topic or theme.

Presents your own thoughts and feelings about it.

Discusses the different ways in which this topic or theme has affected your own views.

LENGTH

The length of your critical response will be 750-800 words (font 12, double-spaced)- not including the bibliography.

WHICH THEORY CAN I CHOOSE?

The Personal Reflection paper (due on February 13) is about your personal response to ONE of the following theories:

Liberal Feminism

Radical Feminism

Marxist Feminism

Black Feminism

METHOD

Your introduction also needs to include a thesis statement outlining the main points of your personal reflection (you also need to indicate which theory you have selected and why). The rest of the assignment focuses on your views about the theory you have selected and how helpful you think it is to understand the world around you. You need to focus on the following aspects:

The aspects of the theory that you have found the most interesting, stimulating, challenging, informative, controversial, problematic, etc.

You can also note any changes or transformations that you experienced as a result of learning about this theory. For example, has it changed your views on gender and society? If so, in which ways? What have you learnt personally from it?

The possible applications of this theory.

In other words, you need to discuss how this theory could be applied to current real-life situations (provide examples such as current media/community stories, examples from books you have read, films you have watched, personal experiences, etc.).

The aspects that could be possibly controversial. In other words, you need to discuss the possible challenges of the theory and what you think about these challenges.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You need to offer at least two references or quotes from two course readings.

DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION

All assignments should be submitted on Quercus.

Late Assignments

Late papers will incur a 2% per day penalty unless you have been granted permission for an extension based on legitimate reasons beyond your control. If you feel you have an exceptional circumstance, you must write to me (email) at least one day in advance of the deadline to receive prior approval. If you require an extension for accessibility reasons, please send or arrange for the AccessAbility Office to send me their letter. Note that the University of Toronto policy states that all term work must be submitted by the end of term. I encourage you to communicate with me if you need an extension or if you have an accessibility accommodation.

If your paper is late, it will likely be returned to you after the papers submitted on time are returned.

STYLE

You are expected to use proper sentence construction, grammar, spelling and citation.

You may use the word “I” in your work for this class.

Remember to proofread your assignments.

Remember that the Writing Centre is a useful resource at UTSC that offers valuable support to students writing assignments (see syllabus).

FORMAT

All papers must be uploaded onto Quercus for submission. Proper and consistent referencing and acknowledgement of all sources used in your essays is expected. Your bibliography must only include texts that are actually cited in your essay. Please keep a digital copy of all submitted assignments and retain all your returned term assignments at least until you have received a final grade in the course.

All essays must be double-spaced, preferably typed in 12-point Times Roman (or other standard font), with 1.25” margins and page numbers.

On the first page, please include your name and always keep a copy of your paper in print or computer file.

Remember to provide a title, preferably one that highlights your thesis or central concerns.

You are expected to use an essay format, with an introduction (that includes a thesis statement), a main body and a conclusion.

Avoid a lengthy, overly general introduction; state your intentions concisely and engagingly.

Each paragraph is to be a unit of thought and should develop an idea.

Provide transition between topics. Your essay should have continuity; it should “hang together.”

Support or illustrate your assertions; be as specific and precise as possible.

Quoted materials belong in quotation marks and a page number should be supplied. Use a style. guide for references and be consistent. Ideas or passages that are paraphrased (written in your own words) also need to be referenced. Avoid over-use of quoted materials. Passages that are quoted need to be contextualized and require comments that directly forward your own argument.

You must have a list of references / bibliography and it must name the style. guide you have employed (i.e. MLA / APA).

If you have questions or concerns about what constitutes appropriate academic behavior. or appropriate research and citation methods, you are expected to seek out additional information on academic integrity from your instructor and from other institutional resources (see below).