In this aspect they have created new perspectives and highlighted new issues. Feminists have introduced the study of new areas in the family life such as housework and domestic violence into sociology. The Marxist Feminism is acknowledging that women are exploited in marriage and family life but emphasise the relationship between capitalism and the family‚ rather than the family’s effects on women. Marxist feminists use Marxist concepts but see the exploitation of women as a key feature of family
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To what extent can the auteur theory be applied successfully to the work of Peter Jackson? Is there evidence of a characteristic authorial signature and if so what is it? To apply the term ‘auteur’ to a director who has openly claimed “I don’t quite know what an auteur is.” may seem nonsensical‚ but there is no denying that the work of Peter Jackson has proven him to be deemed an auteur. From his origins in amateur ‘splatstick’‚ Jackson’s stylistic and thematic traits have remained a constant in
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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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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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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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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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Previous to the emergence of feminist theories in the 1960’s and 70’s the criminal justice system and studies surrounding it were developed under the assumption that males were the predominate perpetrators and victims of crime- particularly in cases regarding interpersonal violence. Whilst this was and still is true‚ the number of women being involved in interpersonal crimes is increasing‚ causing a new wave of interest as to what circumstances a woman finds herself involved in a criminal situation;
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of genre theory emerges during the 50’s and 60’s. Genre studies started to categorise film according to specific typologies like things that worth the same. People started to write about how narrative structures connected things with similar aesthetic mode and also ideological positions. Genre theory is really important because it’s one of the theories that basically covers all elements of film industries. Tom Ryall argued that genre can be distinct as patterns that outdo individual films and also
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