This course addresses the active nature of “representing‚” “looking‚” “seeing‚” and “viewing.” It focuses on the politics of producing representations of ourselves and others through different types of visually-oriented disciplines‚ technologies and practices. We will pay particular attention to the ways everyday life‚ identities and desires are shaped by an increasingly commercialized and mainstream field of representations. We will also explore theoretical methods and critical tools of analysis
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eighteenth and nineteenth century‚ where women writers encompassed the ‘female’ literary tradition of the time; a convenient label accorded them to contain them in‚ while simultaneously refusing any kind of radical edge to their writing. Today after many feminist critiques of their works we see Jane Austen as more than just a decorous spinster; she was a subversive and a complex thinker‚ Ann Radcliffe wrote more than just ‘ghost stories’‚ Elizabeth Barrett Browning was more than just an opium addicted invalid
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workshop in Vancouver. What follows here‚ is less a concise argument than a patchwork of theories from gender studies‚ cultural and postcolonial studies as well as theories of the comic‚ which I would suggest to employ. Next to a brief description of selected theories‚ I shall provide “lengthy” quotes as a material basis for my oral presentation at the workshop as well as for our discussion in the first section “Theory Trouble.” Common Ground Discourses of gender‚ cultural diversity‚ and the comic have
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Black Swans or Dirty Ducks? A Retrospective Challenge the Unchallenged It’s a duty of risk managers to challenge that which rests unchallenged. Nassim Nicholas Taleb did a great service by popularizing risk concepts in his book‚ The Black Swan . However‚ it is easy to get seduced by his enthusiasm‚ carried away by his pace and miss a few flaws. Over the last six years since it was published The Black Swan has been virtually unchallenged as a standard reference book. However‚ on closer examination
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(1967-1977) which is beaming with energy and the intense spirit of the movement that drastically altered American society. The editors Rosalyn Baxandall and Linda Gordon have done an incredible job establishing the roots and depth of the second-wave feminist movement. By collecting all the materials into one volume‚ which were once spread thin among private collections‚ university archives and out of print anthologies and journals the editors show a diverse movement. It has reminded me how far we have
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orientation of her sexual body. The use of these sources in the article support’s Aura Schussler’s explanation on the principles of radical feminism. The use of such key thinkers also provides the authors article with authority and great credibility as the theories and works of Foucault and Cornell are largely recognized in the in the fields of sociology‚ philosophy and humanities. For that reason‚ the use of credible sources in an article functions to help cement the explanation and result of an argument
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usefully exemplify her attempt to demystify the female form. In the following pages‚ I investigate Atwood’s treatment of the mind/body dualism and analyse the ways in which she responds to‚ and resists‚ its destructive effects. Using contemporary theory‚ moreover‚ I show how Atwood deals with the concept of female space‚ as well as the ‘space’ of the female body itself. I also consider Atwood’s representation of the female appetite‚ taking into account its relationship to power and identity‚ and
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The readings for this week consisted of the second half of Bell Hooks’ work. In this book‚ Hooks is giving the reader an insight into her experiences as a Black female feminist educator teaching about Black women’s issues. Although I myself am not Black‚ as a Mexican-American woman pursuing an academic career‚ I could relate to a vast amount of what Hooks stated throughout the book. The point that struck me the most was the discussion of critiques and the validation of experience in academia (Hooks
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considered a single doctrine in that all feminists subscribe to a range of ‘common ground’ beliefs‚ such as the existence of a patriarchal society‚ and the desire to change gender inequalities. Then again‚ it can be argued that feminism is characterised more by disagreement than consensus‚ as three broad traditions: liberal feminism‚ Marxist or socialist feminism‚ and radical feminism‚ which often contain rival tendencies‚ are encompassed within each core feminist theme. This essay will argue that‚ despite
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idea of sexual objectification and its reality. It will examine and explain the whole discourse of ‘Sexual Objectification’ and the related issues. The different dimensions of this subject have been bifurcated as: Views on sexual objectification‚ Feminist Perspectives on Objectification‚ Effects of Sexual Objectification‚ Sexual Objectification: In the society‚ Sexual Objectification: In the religious context and last but not the least and perhaps the most important; Sexual Objectification: In the
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