significant people or schools of thought. Feminist theologians have greatly influenced the Christian Tradition‚ as their main goal is to acquire a voice for all women in the religious traditions that they each belong to. (Christian Bible Reference‚ 2013) Throughout the history of the Christian Tradition‚ men have constantly been represented as more knowledgeable and deserving of leadership roles in the church. This lack of equality is not seen as at all acceptable by feminist theologians‚ and is something
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Applying Feminist Theory to Literature Schweickhart’s essay is the basis for what I think is the most important issue in academic‚ literary feminism: finding and becoming a strong feminist reader. Granted‚ academia is an extremely specific subset of feminism‚ but if I incorporate her theme of praxis it can be applied to other areas of feminist thought and action. Schweickhart presents the idea of “feminist readings of male texts and…feminist readings of female texts” (39). It’s
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This page intentionally left blank A HISTORY OF FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM Feminism has transformed the academic study of literature‚ fundamentally altering the canon of what is taught and setting new agendas for literary analysis. In this authoritative history of feminist literary criticism‚ leading scholars chart the development of the practice from the Middle Ages to the present. The first section of the book explores protofeminist thought from the Middle Ages onwards‚ and analyses the
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Feminism is a significant theme addressed in many literary works of the contemporary period. In the 1800’s and early 20th century‚ many women were oppressed and denied the right to equal opportunities that men were granted. However‚ after the active and significant role women played in World War II‚ a drastic change occurred. Women began to play a more respected and crucial role in society. Many women abandoned their expected roles as housewives and mothers and looked for other valued opportunities
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Black Feminism in The 1970’s: Addressing Issues in the African American Female Community The Black Feminist Movement was a historical event that elevated the voices of oppressed African American women. The Black Feminist Movement came about in the 1960’s and 1970’s as a result of racial and sexual oppression towards African American women. At the time‚ there were many issues regarding gender and racial equality. Sexual oppression in the form of rape was also an issue. In return‚ there many movements
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A Clockwork Orange Biography In the year 1962‚ there was a boy by the name of Alex DeLarge‚ and he was the leader of a gang called the “droogs.” He has three best friends named Georgie‚ Dim‚ and Pete who also make up the entirety of the gang along with Alex. One night‚ the boys decide to get very drunk on milk laced with drugs‚ and go out on a streak of horrible violent acts. They beat an elderly lady‚ fight a rival gang‚ steal a car‚ almost kill a man named Mr. Alexander‚ and rape his wife
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Emile Durkheim‚ a French sociologist‚ established the concept of anomie in his book The Division of Labor in Society‚ published in 1893. He used anomie to describe a condition of deregulation that was occurring in society. This meant that rules on how people ought to behave with each other were breaking down and thus people did not know what to expect from one another. Anomie‚ simply defined‚ is a state where norms (expectations on behaviors) are confused‚ unclear or not present. It is normlessness
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Individual Theories Maria Silva CJS/240 Farrell Binder 02/16/2013 There are several theories that influence adolescents are motivated to commit crimes‚ while other adolescents in similar situations are not. The theories that consist of adolescents committing crimes are based on the routine activities theory‚ general deterrence theory‚ specific deterrence theory‚ biochemical theory‚ neurological theory‚ genetic theory‚ psychodynamic theory‚ behavioral theory‚ and cognitive theory. I will talk
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with the feminist scholars on the faculty of my university. As soon as I explained that I wanted to write about Medea came the assumption: of course‚ they said‚ you will be looking at the patriarchy as the issue in her behavior. And when I replied that indeed I was not going to be looking in that direction‚ but rather at Medea herself and at the meaning intrinsic to her acts and her story‚ interest in my work evaporated and they declined to serve on my committee. Though long a feminist myself‚ I
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During the Holocaust‚ the Nazis perceived women as weak‚ inferior‚ and sexual objects because they were useless in contributing to the warfare. An example is the way Jewish women were treated by the Nazis during the Holocaust. As a result‚ the Nazis viewed Jewish women as an agent of fertility‚ motherhood‚ and homebuilders. During the Holocaust‚ women were considered useless‚ especially pregnant women and mothers of small children‚ due to the fact that they were unable to participate in tasks of
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