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11-13 Speciesism and Sexism

TODAY'S GOALS:

honi soit mottoCore Curriculum Goal is “To better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they need” to be better able to deal with a state and country that are more culturally diverse;* met in part by one of the required course areas that are “flagged”: Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity, and by the second semester of this course

honi soit motto[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: “have experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems,” such as sexism, speciesism, and anti-Semitism

TODAY'S TOPICS:sexism, speciesism, and anti-Semitism

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:P2 discussion: quiz; DB discussion

TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:

1. Luke, "Gender and the Exploitation of Animals" …. 620-626 + 783-786; review 615-619

2. The Sexual Politics of Meat ….. 948-955

3. "Sexist Words, Speciesist Roots" ….. 956-962

4. Definitions of gender, sex sexism, feminism, and related terms [find them on your own]

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REVIEW: Definition of Speciesism... 258-260

 

RECOMMENDED READING: anything else on sexism

REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: speciesism, racism, sexism, anti-Semitism; then egoism, ethnocentrism, and anthropocentrism
LOOKING AHEAD to P2,

 

 

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