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Clackamas Pr
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006
Exploring gender:
students are no exception; we
need the opportunity to learn
Michael Kimberling about our ‘gendered selves,’”
said Severson.
I The Clackamas Print
Severson stands before her
class of young women and
After
an
absence
at men, who she refers to as her
Clackamas
Community
‘poker-faced’ students.
College, Women’s Studies is
She teaches the difficulties
back on campus.
that women’s studies faces
Kjirsten Severson, a gradu
related directly to our fear of
ate of George Washington change, and to the caricature
University with a master’s in of feminism presented by the
Women’s Studies, is here to mass media to the American
help answer the questions of public.
women’s studies and femi
“Women’s studies and femi
nism.
nism (aka the
f-word)
have
“Women’s
studies
is
become taboo
the
academic
not just here,
expression
of
but within our
mainstream
feminist theory.
Women’s stud
culture primar
ies is critical
ily through the
to each indi
fear we all have
of change and
vidual. We are
all affected by
how this fear
our
inherited
was harnessed
assumptions
by the media,
about
sexual
creating
an
incredibly shal
difference, often
without
even
low and narrow
knowing
it,”
idea of what
‘feminism’ is,”
said Severson.
Kjirsten Severson
said Severson.
“The
ten
Women’s Studies
Unless
we
sion
between
Professor
have
a par
the sexes, our
assumptions
ticular connec
about
others,
tion to femi
and our assumptions about our
nism, most of us understand it
selves limit us from enjoying through the images presented
the potential we all carry within by the media, according to
us as human beings. Clackamas
Severson.
“We are all
affected by
our inherited
assumptions
about sexual
difference,
often without
knowing it. ”
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chailenses assumptio i
“The mass media serves one
primary purpose, to sell prod
uct. We cannot look to the mass
media to give us information
that is full of meaning,” said
Severson. “By understanding
this perspective, we are better
equipped to recognize the nar
row, controversial image the
media gives us of feminism.
Controversy sells.”
Severson continues by say
ing that the media has no rea
son to understand feminism or
to present a full understanding
to the public.
“The media representation
of feminism will change when
feminism becomes market
able,” said Severson. “Pretend
somehow feminism becomes
user-hip; ‘feminist’ products
will be created to sell to the
public and the media messages
regarding feminism will change
from cheap shots to over-the-
top ads similar to the promises
of ecstasy and fulfillment made
in dish soap ads.”
Severson’s final thoughts on
feminism are hopeful.
“We understand ourselves,
others and the world around
us through a gendered lens. If
we truly wish to understand
this human existence also
known as our very own lives,
why would we not investigate
how we understand it through
our concept of gender. Doing
so can and will only create a
greater sense of freedom for
all of us.”
Spanish club plans trip to Barcelori
Megan Koler
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