Aggies blog about the cultural representation of Black women and the literature they produce. We center the lived experience of the Black woman as represented in literature and the terms and conditions on which she projects her own agency amidst society’s denial of it. We aim to use this place as a site of valuable information, and a space to challenge traditional paradigms about the Black woman’s identity and experience.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Ethics of caring
In Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought", one topic named is "Ethic of caring." Collins says that the ethic of caring suggests thst personal expressiveness, emotions and empathy are control to the knowledge-validation process. I feel as if this relates to the fact that black women gain knowledge from personal experiences. When black women experience things, they most likely respond to it with a natural reaction. This is how they express themselves. When they express themselves, it shows their feelings and how much they care.
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I agree with Quaniqua's post, and I will add that this also contributes to "black women's ways of knowing." The initial act of "caring" sets a clear pathway for one to gain knowledge about someone/something that may have been unclear prior to knowledge that is sought out and discovered.
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