The Color Purple‚ written by Alice Walker‚ is a novel that challenges the roles made for women in a patriarchal society. Throughout Walker’s novel‚ the strong-willed female characters create a bond to protest male dominance. Ultimately‚ they become independent and powerful without the baneful men that degrade them. Through this bond of sisterhood‚ these female characters challenge social norms‚ and stand strong against violent male paramount. When these characters bend and break social norms and
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FEMINISM IN SHASHI DESHPANDE’S NOVELS: A THESIS SUBMITTED TO TRINITY COLLEGE (ITALY) In partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISH Submitted by: Shailaja A. Patil Lecturer in English 1 HKE’ SMT. V.G. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN‚ GULBARGA Dedicated To Sai Samarth My Parents Late Prof A.U.Patil‚ Smt Laxmidevi A.Patil. My Parents-in-law Late Shri Neelkantappa Mugali and Late Smt Ambavou Mugali. To my dear husband Dr.R.N.Mugali. And my son Avinsh.R.Mugali. For Without
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LIPSTICK FEMINISM SUBMITTED TO: Mr.AyanHazra (Faculty of Sociology) SUBMITTED BY: Geetanjali Shahi Roll No.-55 Semester-III DATE OF SUBMISSION: 26th of August ‚ 2013 HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ RAIPUR (C.G.) Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude towards my course teacher‚ Mr.AyanHazra for giving me constant guidance and encouragement throughout the course of the project. I would also like to thank the University
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Jane Eyre Through the Ages: Postcolonial and Other Rewritings of a Victorian Novel Jane Eyre: a feminist tract 1. Feminism- a definition : - Oxford English Dictionary Online: 1. The qualities of females 2. Advocacy of the rights of women (based on the theory of equality of the sexes - Dictionary of Feminist Theory: 1. belief that women suffer injustice because of the sex 2. social movement that seeks equal rights for women existing inequality between
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On the other hand‚ socialist feminism movement appeared in the mid-60s and 70s‚ it was built on connecting patriarchy to capitalism. It focuses on how capitalism was the main tool of oppression against women‚ it does not see patriarchy as the main threat to women. There have been several definitions of socialist feminism‚ I would choose Ian Buchanan’s definition in the book “A Dictionary of Critical Theory‚” he defines it: “A synthesis of radical feminism and Marxism that challenges feminism’s neglect
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Under the influence of many songs like “You Don’t Own Me”‚ women in the society started to take the revolutionary thoughts into actions. One of the most pioneering feminist leaders was Gloria Steinem. After graduating from Smith College in 1956‚ Steinem chose to travel to India and continue to study instead of getting married as many other women at the time‚ and later‚ she established her career as a freelance writer. One of her most famous article was about her experience in the New York City’s
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On more than one occasion I have had to field the question‚ How can you be in a sorority and be a feminist? Gented those who are close to me and feel comfortable asking this are aware that women’s rights are an issue I care passionately about. To me‚ that question is totally off base itself: I do not see a conflict‚ because in my experience‚ sororities are feminist. Still‚ I am not going to ignore that I always finish watching a recruitment video that has gone viral with a tinge of disappointment
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According to Randa Abdel-Fattah‚ the author of Ending oppression in the Middle East: A Muslim feminist call to arms‚ if women have to cover themselves from head to toe‚ why are women still being sexualized if they aren’t provoking? Women still are being groped‚ raped‚ harassed‚ and fondled by men. Fattah goes on to explain that she believes men are hypocritical. They force women to cover up so they do not recieve any male harassment‚ yet the males keep on harassing. Case Study:Feminism in Saudi
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In The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne’s purpose for the ” A” was to demonstrate the clear absence of feminism in the 1850’s when the story takes place. Hester Prynne‚ the heroine of The Scarlet Letter‚ is a strong independent woman who demonstrates wisdom. Instead of allowing herself to be a victim of her situation and Puritan contempt‚ she lives as a irrepressible woman and does not allow herself to be controlled by particular normalities. Hester committed adultery while her husband was
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Feminism with The Yellow Wallpaper Feminism is base on the assumption that women have the same human‚ political and social rights as men‚ furthermore‚ that women should have the same opportunities as men in their personal choices. A feminist text will be written by woman‚ and it will point out deficiencies in society regarding equal opportunity. “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman is a great example of a feminist text; telling a story about a woman’s against male thinking and society norms
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