...This sociological analysis will define the negotiation of feminist ideology and the problem of absolutism for gender identity in the public sphere. The gender role of women in schools and in the workplace define important contradictions in the way women are victimized or empowered in comparison to men in the public sphere. Webber and Williams (year?) define the complex role of female employment in the relation to negotiations with males in the domestic sphere. In some cases, women were able to free themselves of the “domestic servitude” by having the father care for children, which often involved negotiating with fathers to take on more domestic responsibilities. These complexities in feminist ideology are also related to the problem of gender identity for Muslim girls that are educated within primarily white Christian schools in Canada. Often, western European “feminist” propaganda has depicted Muslim girls as victims of...
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...granted me a privilege pass in a multitude of situations, but as details add to my character; the privilege starts to slip away. In fact, an English second language, queer woman, raised in the foster care system’s values will differ compared to her traditionally raised counterpart. Furthermore, as a open-minded, exposed, self-made woman, I can doubtlessly say I am a feminist in its original definition: a person who believes “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” (Merriam-Webster) When I started blogging about social justice, there were many facets of feminism that were problematic. Firstly, a large population of misandrists, shrouded by their self-declared feminism, created a reputation which alienated potential feminists, marginalizing them, forcing them to redefine their points of view. Moreover, creating a mirage that feminists seemed callous to intersectionality and inclusion. Consequentially, whilst applying a twisted version of the same rationale as misogynists, shaming white cisgender straight men, misandrists actions’ fed fuel to the anti-feminist movement claiming feminists were nursing reverse racism,...
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...It was only right that the man stay behind as the wife and kids evacuate and live happily for a couple of months. The men who remained in New Orleans are practically superheros, but what about the women who stayed and those who left to take care of their children? Feminist criticism in literature denounces male domination that implements expectations on women in addition to men perfectly demonstrated by the male author of Zeitoun, Dave Eggers. Taking into consideration the writer’s identity, feminist criticism inspects the representation of women in literature. There was a time when women had no opportunity to defend themselves without resulting in extreme punishment. Literature grants females the possibility to recognize discrimination and take action against it. The “first wave” of feminist criticism began in the late 1700s and lasted through the early 1900s (Brizee et al.). Throughout this time women wrote and spoke out about equality in all parts of society....
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...Women have been known not to be able to do what men can do physically. Although women tend to want to do what men do, when the time comes they are not able to live up to the standards it requires to do what men do. During this time, many feminists believed that women should do everything that men should and can do. A study in the Journal of Applied Physiology found that men had an average of 26 lbs. (12 kilograms) more skeletal muscle mass than women and that they had more upper and lower body strength. (Russell). In addition, women’s courage and bravery have been in question after being in Iraq and lacking aggression in life threatening...
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...Value: 5.9 (B+) Feminist Analysis Of Lorca’s “Blood Wedding” REHANA KOUSAR NIDA SARFRAZ Department of English Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan Abstract: This study explores Feminism in Lorca’s play, ‘Blood Wedding’. Feminism asserts that women are treated as ‘sex objects’, non-significant other and witches. This study analyzes Blood Wedding at four levels; 1. Biological level 2. Linguistic level 3. Socio-cultural level 4. Psychoanalytical level coined by Elaine Showalter. Lorca deals with women in his drama as submissive. He praises their beauty but neither gives women names nor any choice of free will. Women are nameless and without any status. His society also promotes the concepts of submissive women and rejects bossy women. Images which are used for women, women language, their psyche and Spanish Society in Blood Wedding Proves that it is a Feminist play. Key words: “Blood Wedding”, feminism, F. G. Lorca, submissive women Introduction: Feminism asserts that men either consciously or unconsciously have oppressed women, allowing them a little or no voice in the political, social and economic issues of their society. By not giving voice and value to women’s opinion, responses and writings, men have suppressed the female, defined what it means to be feminine and thereby devoiced, devalued and trivialized what it means to be a woman. In fact men have 4404 Rehana Kousar, Nida Sarfraz- Feminist Analysis Of Lorca’s “Blood Wedding” ...
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...The congregation of men have never been too supportive of feminists. The pure thought of feminism is silenced by society. In this paper, the topics of how the public supports women’s political, social, and economic equality to men and a woman’s actions will be discussed. What feminists want and believe is simple in a way. They believe in equality among the sexes and they want to be treated as equals. One movement was the by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They protested basically because they wanted women to be able to vote. They also wanted an Amendment that stated so. Feminist want everyone to understand and realize that they are just like any man and can do the same work and deserve the same rights. Feminism is when females...
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...The author’s motivation for writing, “Chick Flicks” as Feminist texts: The Appropriation of the Male Gaze in Thelma & Lousie, is to inform us on how the explanation for the movie’s wide appeal among women spectators. “The film's female gazes undercut and appropriate the dominant male gazes typical of mainstream Hollywood cinema by using mockery as a narrative device to illustrate the sexism inherent in the male gaze, and it is precisely this appropriation of patriarchal construction that offers pleasure to women spectators” (Cooper). The movie Thelma & Lousie caused so much controversy that she wanted to inform us on the topic, and explain how, “a conceptual framework for explicating these subversive gazes within film narratives” (Cooper)....
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...This week's readings explored multiple perspectives on Decolonial feminist theory and colonialism's influence on ideas about women, womanhood, and culture. As the theorists explain, colonialism affected every aspect of life and effectively undermined the cultures of people across the Global South. Two major areas of contention are over land and gender. For colonialist powers to gain power they needed to control and regulate nature, in terms of natural resources and "natural" gender and sex paradigms. Through exploring the consequences of this control, decolonial feminist thought, theorizes about how decolonizing the world would alter nature, gender, and specifically womanhood in the modern era. Winona LaDuke states for her people, " land ownership is much more a concept that we belong to the land than the land belongs to us" (2001:1), illustrating that unlike in colonial culture, nature, including people, is not something to be conquered. LaDuke also illustrates the foundational belief system that leads to the capture and ownership of people. Primarily, LaDuke and Tamez utilize the capture and destruction of native land as a reality-based metaphor for the capture and destruction of women and specifically matriarchal systems of culture. Mohanty's idea of the monolithic classification and categorization of 'third world women' reflects the sense of ownership of...
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...I do believe that feminism has an "image problem." According to all of the women that I've talked to who don't identity as a feminist but hold feminist beliefs, there is clearly negativity surrounding feminism. I think the primary reasons for this image problem is that feminism is inherently subversive. Although wanting equality today seems like a given, gender equality used to be a radical stance--one that was continually disputed and argued against, as seen in the need for Mary Wollstonecraft's book discussed in Feminism (in a nutshell). Keeping that in mind, historically, why then would people--especially men--want to support feminism when their power, worldview, and privilege would be challenged? By portraying feminism as something irrational, overly-emotional, or unreasonable, people could avoid any critical thinking about the sociology behind their actions and society and continue to perpetuate those negative stereotypes....
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...For me, I believe that the military is okay for the most part on how it is set up. Our military is a stronger force being all volunteer. There needs to be one set of guidelines for those enlisting. I don't think that USAREC(or what ever it is for the other services) should allow waivers for something for one person, but then deny the same waiver for someone else for the same thing. I can go on with a lot of things about USAREC though... If I was running the military, I would separate men and woman, I think having them together causes to many problems, but that's my personal opinion that I'm sure would have many feminist in a frenzy. If it is a job that a woman can do to the standard more power to them, but I think if that is the way that...
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...Medea Medea is a shocking tale about adultery and revenge that ends in four murders. The play was very likely anti-woman when it was originally written in ancient Greece, but can be seen as more pro-woman from a modern standpoint. Because plays in ancient Greece were written and performed solely for an audience of men, it is very possible that this play was a warning towards husbands about the consequences of not staying faithful to their wives. Today's view on feminism, however, sheds a different light on the rather gruesome events that take place in this work of literature. While Medea was a Greek horror story at the time it was written, major concepts of the play now appeal to modern feminist ideas. Medea addresses some important topics...
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...According to Margie Warrel, “Much more needs to be done to make men more aware of where unconscious bias hurts women, and to stamp out misogyny wherever it exists” (Warrell 1). This quote, which appears in the Forbes Magazine, explain a great amount of work needed to be done to make men realize their bias are hurting women and they have to get rid of prejudice against women wherever it exists. If it weren’t for feminism, many women wouldn’t have equal political, economic, personal, and social rights as men.Women have more rights than ever before in the past however, some people disagree with the feminist movement. For example, they believe men and women are equal in the U.S. however, “women occupy at least 33% of those seats”...
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...The Voice of a Feminist: Rhetorical Analysis of “Claiming an Education” “All I have, is a voice.” –W.H. Auden. These are five words that could leave a thoughtful philosopher speechless. But perhaps found within the lack of “finding a better word” moments, are when revolution seeds are planted in the hearts and tongues of the passionate. And if this is a truth, then Adrienne Rich was absolutely no exception. The radical feminist and poet opened her speech, “Claiming an Education” to the girls of Douglass College, in the most straightforward way as possible. In skimming the text, only the reader can imagine what was really communicated in the zeal and urgency behind her rehearsed words that day in 1977. Therefore, in light of under complication, it would only be right to focus on the three basic themes: the use of the weight of words, shown with “indivisible” to prove the relevant effectiveness, the relationship between orator to audience, and all together, what Rich’s underlying tone communicates. In “Claiming and Education” the orator, Adrienne Rich, with a foretelling voice, speaks to the women attending an all girls college, about the role they played to themselves and to their teachers, as students. Discussing the internal aspects, she explores the concept of not simply receiving an education, but rather claiming one, in the midst of obvious contradiction. Rich hopes for the idea that one day, the educational system will teach that ideas formulated from western, white men...
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...NAME: ROMEL OFOE CHACHU CLASS: 3:10-4:40, COHORT D DATE: 8TH NOVEMBER, 2013 DO A FEMINIST CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF QUALITY STREET The feminist Literary Theory looks at narratives from the view of a feminist. Feminists in general advocate for equal rights in a system dominated by male leadership and power. Quality Street reveals four main male characters and their roles in the text: The driver of Mrs. Njoku, Mwangi as Sochienne’s fiancé, John as the teller at the bank and Mrs. Njoku’s husband. The other male characters include the houseboys. These male characters are developed with less detail and given passive roles in comparison with their female counterparts. The two main female characters—Sochienne and Mrs. Njoku—are not just active but are more powerful in contrast with their male counterparts who are marginalized. For example the baffled driver is at the mercy of the quarrel between Mrs. Njoku and her daughter on whether he should join them to eat at the restaurant or not. A slight amount of Patriarchy is seen in this excerpt from the text; “…her husband said Sochienne would not go abroad until university because he did not want her to turn out like those …” The words in bold, though seemingly understandable, are actually selfish. Her husband could have suggested that he thought it wasn’t best for her to travel abroad before university and that could have been deliberated on. He is rather found in an absolute position with little or no opposition and this exposes the “natural”...
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...Intersectionality within feminist discourse has always been important to discussions of inequality and working towards solutions. Intersectionality is the way in which different identities, and therefore discriminatory systems, are intertwined and cannot be disconnected from each other. This is why it is so important to use intersectionality when employing the feminist perspective. From our class readings, most of the authors use many examples of intersectionality in their analyses. The books Lucky and Conquest, as well as the excerpt from Half the Sky, all include these examples. The author of Lucky makes very careful descriptive choices in her novel that utilize intersectionality. In the section “Prohibition and Prostitution” from Half the Sky, the authors devote their writing to another form of...
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