Gender&LitUtopiaDystopia Wiki
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The vocabulary around gender and literature can get abstract and complicated. Therefore, we've....

Here's a list of terms we'd like to consider:

1. Gender: Dea Jessica

2. Literature: James Leavell

3. Sexuality

4. Sexual Orientation: Will Burmeister

5. Femininity - Holly Hargis

6. Masculinity: Elena Christensen

7. Heteronormativity: noun: A world view which promotes heterosexuality as the preferred or "correct" form of sexuality. Not necessarily homophobic, but definitely not "gay pride". Oops... I wrote the definition. Can Magill Schumm claim this?--- yes! 

8. Performativity: Kate Bjorklund

9. Utopia - Definition

10. Dystopia: Emily Haglin

11. Sex (Enter Definition Here)- Kirsten Waters

12. Feminism: movement towards equality of women. - Laura Tripp

13. Patriarchy

14. Empowerment - 

15. Gender binary -- Meredith Lockwood

16. Intersectionality - Michelle Wheeler

17. Transgender--Lee Vang

18. Agency: Power, ability to influence others. Agency can be intrinsic at birth (in the case of privilege), or earned. (Agency has been claimed by Grace Atkins.)

19. Social constructon -Katelyn Regenscheid

20. Intersex

21. Embodiment--Arwa?? Arwa has two entries on here?

22. Gendered Violence -- Anna Krainc

23. Gender narrative- Katrina Van Ruyven

24. Ideology-  Can Arwa Osman claim this?--answer: yes.

25. First-wave feminism: Nina Hagen

26. Second-wave feminism: Alexandra Burniece

27. Third-wave feminism

28. Power: Tom Mork

29. Oppression: Andrew Colton

30. Science fiction - Tosaka Thao

31. Reproductive rights- Nick Hoverstad

32. Hegemony

33. Hierarchy - Ben Kosieradzki

34. Queer theory - Lillian Maassen

35. Sexual politics: Karlie Hoffer

36. Social movement- Connor Gunderson

37. Activism - Marc Hilkemann

38. Marriage - Ana Alvarez

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