Exam Topics A - WGS 352 Women's Religious Narratives E and W

The exam will be in two parts. Part I will be on matters related to Writing Papers. Part II will be on topics covered thus far in the readings and lectures. If you will not be here on Wednesday, January 23 to take the exam, you must make prior arrangements by Monday, January 21. You must receive prior permission for absence as well as to take the exam separately. Only exceptional cases will be allowed.

The exam will be multiple choice, and as covered in the syllabus, will count 10% of your grade. There is only one right answer per question. If there appears to be more than one right answer, pick the best answer.

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Part I: Writing Papers

Read the following essays and guidelines that are posted on the Writing Papers links on my web pages:

I. Four Keys to Writing in the Humanities

II. Four Stages of Writing

III. Paper Writing Guidelines

IV. Writing: The Bridge between Consciousness and Unconsciousness
 
 

Part II: Readings and Discussion

Rosemarie Tong, Feminine and Feminist Ethics

Chapters 2 and 3 Traditional Types of Ethical Theories and Aristotle

• What are the traditional forms of Western ethics: Utilitarianism (consequentialism), Deontology (duty), Virtue?
• What is Aristotle's view of women and ethics?

Chapter 3 Rousseau

• What was Rousseau's view of the relation between men and women's ethics?

Chapter 5 Carol Gilligan's Ethics of Care

• According to Gilligan, how do the views of the self (philosophical anthropology) of traditional male-dominated (androcentric) ethics differ from her view of feminine ethics?

Chapter 7 Maternal Ethics

• According to Sara Ruddick, what is the difference between "attentive love" and "inattentive love" as exhibited by mothers?

Chapter 8 and 9 Feminist and Lesbian Approaches to Ethics

• According to Tong, what is the major difference between feminist and feminine ethics?
• According to Tong, what is the major difference between feminist and lesbian approaches to ethics?

Judith Plaskow and Carol Christ, eds., Weaving the Visions

• According to the "Introduction," how does Weaving the Visions differ from the editors' first anthology, Womanspirit Rising?
• How do the genres of writing differ between the two anthologies?
• According to Rosemary Ruethter in "Sexism and God-Language," how does the modern representation of Biblical sources distort gendered ethical expression?

Kathleen Norris: Dakota - A Spiritual Geography

• According to Norris, what is the connection between the land and the religious life?
• In what ways can Norris be identified as feminist?