Wander through the Louvre‚ leaf through the "Great Books"--you won’t find many works by women. Feminists have long sought to explain this absence‚ and to question the standards that guide "canon formation"--the aesthetic judgments deem some works excellent‚ and others minor or altogether unworthy of notice. In her 1928 A Room of One’s Own‚ Virginia Woolf explored the social constraints that limited women’s literary and artistic production. Talent‚ even genius‚ counted for little‚ Woolf mused‚ without
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bringing about gender equality. Opposition: No feminism(s) has NOT served women’s interest and is limited in its role in bringing about gender equality. Required readings: Ostrov‚ Susan and Jennifer Fleischner (eds). “Introduction” pages 1-17 in Feminist nightmares: women at odds: feminism and the problem of sisterhood / edited by Susan Ostrov Weisser and Boulder‚ Colo.: NetLibrary‚ Inc.‚ [electronic resource] 2000. Green‚ Joyce. 2007. “Taking Account of Indigenous Feminism”‚ chapter 1 in Making
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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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elements and put them into his film? Why does he make use of these figures from classical mythology in order to tell a story set in the modern world? The lady From Shanghai movie is a film noir. The movie is a commercial Hollywood film and at the same time an “art film”. One of the aspects of the “art film” is symbolism. Welles forced us into it is symbolic subtext in order to understand it is logic. He updated classical Greek elements and put them into his film. I think the reason why Welles
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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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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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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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certain age o Minna Salami” wrote “Sex and the City and the Post-Feminist Myth” “…even if this type of post-feminism were a reality‚ it would only apply to women with enough purchasing power to buy equality” small amount of people can fit into this post-feminism sex and the city stereotype What is a feminist? Extreme: Someone who looks proper and rags on men Rosie the Riveter: We can do it PCU: movie that has a feminist sorority (army clothes‚ Birkenstocks‚ etc.) Fights for liberal
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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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Michael Bergonzi Mr. Shafer Film as Literature 18 December 2008 Christopher Nolan: Director or Something More Director Christopher Nolan has made a total of six feature films‚ including the ever popular Memento (2000) and The Dark Knight (2008). People who are merely fans say that he is an auteur. Film majors‚ however‚ disagree and believe that he doesn’t have enough movies out and that he is just good in relation to box office results and should not be considered an auteur. I have to disagree
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