http://www.iep.utm.edu/fem-stan/ Feminist Standpoint Theory Feminist standpoint theorists make three principal claims: (1) Knowledge is socially situated. (2) Marginalized groups are socially situated in ways that make it more possible for them to be aware of things and ask questions than it is for the non-marginalized. (3) Research‚ particularly that focused on power relations‚ should begin with the lives of the marginalized. Feminist standpoint theory‚ then‚ makes a contribution to epistemology
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many to distinguish the facts from the opinions‚ as well as misconceptions. One of the topics to be blown into the spotlight in the past few years has been feminism‚ with what at first glance appears to be a dichotomy- a person is either a feminist or an anti-feminist. The battle calls into question what feminism really is‚ considering its diversity in regards to its followers‚ and the reason why the "meninist" culture has sprung. There are three
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In "Black Writing‚ White Reading: Race and the Politics of Feminist Interpretation" Elizabeth Abel travels along the stepping stones given by Toni Morrison in "Recitatif" to draw her conclusions on the race of each girl. Abel uses conversation with a colleague‚ correspondence with Morrison‚ and a strong foundation of literature on the politics of racial issues in conjunction with feminism to support her opinion on the characters’ racial identities. This conclusion on the assigned races is also
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Gender is an integral way of signifying relations‚ and this is clearly seen within notions of nation and citizenship. The citizenship discourse has been constructed to exclude women and include certain men. While contemporary feminist movements have addressed these exclusions‚ there were many early struggles for the transnational women’s movement. Using readings from Grewal and Kaplan’s textbook‚ An Introduction to Women’s Studies: Gender in a Transnational World‚ Leila Rupp’s sixth chapter‚ class
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identity‚ my sister found much of her place of solace in feminism which resulted in her adopting and subsequently became a firm believer and annoyingly vocal supporter of the movement‚ preaching the messages and beliefs of it constantly. My sister’s feminist ideology would most likely align with how Remigiusz Rosicki described it in his piece about gender‚ feminism‚ and society‚ “Public Sphere and Private Sphere - Masculinity and Femininity.” “Feminism assumes that socio-biological approaches strengthen
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Film Evaluation: Black Is… Black Ain’t The final film by Marlon Riggs‚ Black is…Black Ain’t‚ is concerned with the state of the African American community. This film essentially asks the question‚ what does it mean to be black? The director and producer‚ Marlon Riggs‚ guides viewers along an “an up-front examination of racism‚ sexism‚ and homophobia within the black community itself. Bringing together personal stories‚ interviews‚ music‚ history‚ and performance‚ Black Is...Black Ain’t asks African
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If men and women could get beyond the fundamental biases they inherit from the past and actually understand what females are capable of then maybe they would see the need for a feminist platform that empowers women. To many‚ women may seem emotional beings‚ not capable of making sound decisions‚ but females are caregivers; they may well care more about a society’s well-being than men do. Men are more into being on top of the hierarchy and gaining power over others. This has led to such disasters
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First film theorist Laura Mulvey she wrote Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema in 1975. She came up with the idea of the Male Gaze. The idea that the woman is passive and the male is active. So the woman is the image and the man is the bare of the look which very much indicates the man has the power of the woman. In vertigo this is evident within the first scene the Ernie’s Restaurant when Scottie goes to meet Madeline for the first time. Where they don’t actually meet‚ they don’t even make eye
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According to radical feminist scholar Catharine MacKinnon (1989)‚ consent is simply lacking around the existence of rape. In numerous instances‚ women’s sexual consent has been understood intently and expansively; and the simplicity of the absence revolving around resistance or refusal. Thus‚ feminists have critiqued this approach which regards unconscious women as consenting (MacKinnon‚ 1989: p. 340; Archard‚ 1998: p. 85). It is often assumed that the appearance of a woman‚ location‚ status‚ attire
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definition for feminism‚ which is the radical notion that women‚ are people too. This includes that being a female‚ isn’t an insult. Feminism to most people‚ goes with a feminist‚ or a person who believes women should be allowed to have the same rights as men. However‚ feminism should have a second definition because to be a feminist is more than believing women are equal to men. To be a feminist is to fight for change in the social‚ political
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