In this week's reading "Be Longing: Toward a Feminist Politics of Relation" by Carrillo Rowe, he author focuses on how the"politics of relation" can affect one's individuality. Using this idea, Carrillo Rowe discusses by using "politics of relation" we can place ourselves in environments that encourage feministic ideologies as a way to increase gender-equity.
On page 16, Carrillo Rowe defines "politics of relation" as "The meaning of self is never individual, but a shifting set of relations that we move in and out of, often without reflection.. deep reflection about the selves we are creating as a func- tion of where we place our bodies, and with whom we build our affective ties" (Carrillo Rowe 16). In this way, I like to think of how I have a personal connection to this concept. When my younger sister went to college, she was a shy and cautious girl. She kept a tight-knit group of friends who primarily consisted of the softball team that she grew up with. However, when she moved away from home last year to go to college, she completely changed. She valued keeping a wide variety of friends and meeting new people whenever she could. She became outgoing and spunky. It was really cool to see her blossom into this new person, and I feel as though this is due to the people and environment that she is in. She met some really cool people who truly care about her and she surrounded herself in an active social environment, so her individual persona changed as a result.
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ReplyDeleteI feel like my parents had a hard time accepting when I first started at college, as I became independent and didn't really need them anymore, yet some old friends said that I had really come out of my shell, and felt that I had become my true self. But just a year later, some people said that I had changed, and I hadn't noticed. It's a little weird to think of it on the other side, but also I am on the other side all of the time with my friends that I don't see everyday, or people that I haven't talked to everyday.