Critically Analysis of Robyn Maynard “Misogynoir in Canada:Punitive state practices and the devaluation of Black women and gender-oppressed people”
- Read chapter 5 of Robyn Maynard, “Misogynoir in Canada: Punitive state practices and the devaluation of Black women and gender-oppressed people,” in Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (Halifax: Fernwood Publishing, 2017): 128-157.
- Explain the most important concepts, theories, ideas, examples in the reading listed and how these components help in understanding the main themes of unequal power relations.
- Explain and think about the questions or ideas the author used to reach their conclusions based on a critical engagement. Write the critical analysis to deconstruct the article to reveal what analytical process the author undertook when they set about to organize and present their argument(s).
- The analysis should explore themes and questions raised, identify issues of contention or agreement, and discuss their implications for the overall questions raised such as how does the author deal with systems of power? Assess why the issues or concepts addressed are important to understanding the author’s final conclusions.
- Evaluate the argument or themes put forward and then propose why, based on an analysis with the ideas, the theories and ideas posed by document that are significant. No opinion. Evaluation and engagement should draw on a larger understanding of the issue(s) being raised, and not a personal stance. Please included additional research that compliments the document.