To What Extent is Lysistrata a feminist play In the play Lysistrata‚ women have absolutely no political rights. There is a war going on and one woman wants to put an end to it. It is my opinion the character Lysistrata can be viewed as a modern day feminist. She takes charge in the self-titled play and claims that war shall be the concern of Women! It is too important a matter to be left to men‚ for women are its real victims. Lysistrata wants to end the long war for it is taking a toll against
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In 1986‚ Susan S. Lanser published “Toward a Feminist Narratology” on “style”-a journal in U.S.A. and used the concept of feminist narratology for the first time. In this influential article‚ she argued that the texts which push classical narratology are all written by male writers. Therefore‚ if the texts of female writers and the experiences of female readers were put into consideration‚ narratology‚ and even the entire literary history will be rewritten. She thought most of the abstract concept
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Public Perception of Feminist Performance Activism In examinations of women’s art and activism‚ researchers claim that the results of these activist groups’ performances are almost always challenging the cultural assumptions about genders. In “Code Pink‚ Raging Grannies‚ and the Missile Dick Chicks: Feminist Performance Activism in the Contemporary Anti-War Movement‚” Rachel V. Kutz-Flamebaum argues that feminist performance activist groups integrate a combination of gender norm-embracing and norm-challenging
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Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel is a feminist novel. A feminist is a person who believes that all women should receive the same privileges and treatment as men. The novel “Like Water For Chocolate” has mainly directed towards following family traditions which is where the feminism appears. I strongly believe that the novel “Like Water For Chocolate” is a feminist novel based on the characters‚ Tita and Mama Elena. Tita in “Like Water For Chocolate” is a feminist character because she was substantially
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used as tools of women subordination. However‚ there are 3 types of feminists that have different conflicting views on this‚ often resulting in the weakening of the overall arguments of feminism. In the family‚ feminists argue that during primary socialisation boys and girls are forced in to gender role stereotypes‚ for example‚ girls playing with toy cookers and baby dolls and boys playing with toy cars. Another way feminists argue that girls and boys are socialised in to gender roles is that
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Sherwin – “Abortion Through a Feminist Ethic Lens” Summary Feminists believe the controversy of abortion plays a large role in the equality between men and women. In the article “Abortion Through a Feminist Ethic Lens‚” Susan Sherwin argues that the choice for abortion must be available for all women in order to liberate themselves from male dominance in our society. Sherwin believes that the pregnant woman is the only person in the position to make the decision on whether an abortion is appropriate
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Dear Ms Valenti‚ I am writing to you regarding your article for the Guardian entitled ‘Feminists Don’t Hate Men. But It Wouldn’t Matter If We Did’. In it you explain why misandry has no real effect on men whereas misogyny can be fatal‚ and you go on justify so called “ironic misandry” as simply a joke made by frustrated feminists. However‚ I believe that your argument is undermined by your disregard for the effects of ‘man-hating’‚ your simplistic approach to the issue and the inherent contradiction
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One major historical event that shaped my biography was the Feminist movement of the 1960’s. The 1960’s were critical to women because during that time the image of women changed. Women were always seen as a “house wife”. Our job was to stay home‚ clean‚ cook‚ and take care of our children. During the 1960’s women were entering the workforce in large amounts. That stereotype of just being a ‘house wife” changed. That idea expanded to seeing us as workers. Another important event that happened for
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Feminist Criticism “Feminist criticism derives from a critique of a history of oppression‚ in this case the history of women’s inequality” (Mays 2347). Women have always been second to men in mostly everything they are competing in. Even if the man and woman have the exact same job‚ the man is probably making more money just because he is a man. Women barely got the chance to vote less than fifty years ago! Women still have a long way to go to catch up where the men are‚ because men have always
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Article Reflection: Feminist Intersectional Theorizing Intersectionality is known to be one of the prominent social theories in feminism. This theory explores the factors that represent one’s identity. The purpose of this article is to explain the theorizing on race‚ class‚ and gender by Canadian feminist. Intersectionality portrays how women experiences are interconnected. The article “Feminist Intersectional Theorizing” written by Daiva K. Stasiulis‚ mainly talks about the intersectional theorizing
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