Length: 3-4 pages (approximately 1000-1300 words)
Assignment: Write a paper that takes a clear, arguable position on any issue related to gender and/or feminism discussed in our readings so far. Some suggestions are below; you may also identify and argue your own position. Imagine your audience to be other scholars who are interested in and working on these issues, including the authors of the readings, your classmates, and me.
The goal of the position paper is to argue your stance on a particular, focused issue in relation to a larger conversation on that issue–in this case, that conversation takes the form of our readings and our class discussions, as well as any other relevant readings you want to include. The position paper is designed to help you synthesize and engage with material from diverse sources about a complex issue, and to put together a clear and convincing argument based on that material.
Argument: The issue you choose should be narrowly defined and should have (at least) two clear, arguable positions. Explain the issue early in the paper and clearly state your position in a thesis statement in your introduction. The issue needs to be specific in order to be arguable in a brief paper. Arguing that “gender is socially constructed,” for example, is too broad for the scope of the paper; it is also a poor position because the social construction of gender is the accepted norm in the field of gender studies.
Support: Your paper should be supported with evidence from at least two of our readings so far. You may also include other outside sources and/or evidence from your own experience. Use at least three different points from these various sources to support your position. Your paper should also consider the opposing position. Present at least one germane counter-argument to your position from our readings, then refute it.
Organization: Organize your paper in a logical way – this might be by organizing your evidence from strongest to weakest, generically, or chronologically. The opposing stance/counterargument often comes after all of the supporting evidence, but it’s possible another structure will work better for you. Most important is to have clear, well thought out logic behind the organization.
Citation: Sources should be cited in-text in MLA format, and included on a list of Works Cited.
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