examined deeply‚ it’s a silly sci-fi blockbuster‚ what else could the film have going on? But there is actually many different ways to examine the film‚ including a feminist reading. Examining a film like this from a feminist perspective is fascinating stuff‚ but before we dive headlong in‚ what is feminist film theory all about anyway? Feminist film theory is a way to examine how a film portrays women‚ are they tough/independent or are they a simple background character? Are women portrayed in a positive
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T. Olson‚ Phyllis Trible‚ Anne Clifford and many other biblical scholars have provided alternative interpretations of Genesis that work against the conventional androcentric reading. Phyllis Trible’s take on the first two chapters of Genesis uses feminist hermeneutics to represent the creation of Eve as independent from Adam and how the story does not advocate women as subordinate to men. Humanity is established right away as incorporating both sexes. Working from the original Hebrew‚ Trible revels
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Historicist take on J.D Salinger’s novel‚ “The Catcher in the Rye” will warrant different opinions to that of a Feminist approach on the themes presented. Holden’s self alienation‚ reluctance to growing up‚ conform to societal stereotypes and his interactions with others convey underlying messages that will be interpreted through historical context and gender roles from modern 21st century perspectives. An issue explored in the novel is Holden’s disinclination to conform to the rigid
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Feminist art begun in the 1960’s. Feminist movements began to take place during the mid nineteenth centaury. Beginning in the mid 1800’s groups of people were gathering together in the fight for women’s rights. On July 19‚ 1848 many men and women gathered together along side Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott‚ in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ in a battle to achieve woman’s rights. Two days later one hundred both men and women signed the “Declaration of Sentiments.” A document that stated that all
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Feminist Approach to Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Females with Eating Disorders S. Devon Walsh Loyola University New Orleans Abstract The present article reviews contemporary literature on the related factors and interventions for adolescent girls with eating disorders. The incidence of eating disorders continues to rise amongst adolescent girls yet an effective intervention still fails to exist. Contemporary research links the sociocultural‚ biological‚ and physiological factors that put
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to lies and deception between Othello‚ Iago‚ and Cassio. The female characters of the play “were often killed because of the male characters’ need to “monumentalize” the‚ that is‚ their urge to silence the women” (Corporaal 107). The tradition perspective of women also makes the play tragic. With the women being unable to voice their opinions or stand up for themselves‚ the audience feels as hopeless as they are. The feeling of tragedy also accompanies the men using and killing the women as a warning
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resource they have to offer; sexual availability. To a conflict theorist it makes little difference whether a woman barters her sexuality through prostitution or marriage; the underlying cause is the same. (Wadsworth‚ Thomson‚ 2004) The conflict perspective highlights the relationship between power in society and sex work. The laws that make prostitution illegal are created by powerful dominant group members who seek to maintain cultural dominance by criminalizing sexual conduct that they consider
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Whenever we hear the tale of Frankenstein‚ our natural instinct is to demonize the creature himself. We’ve heard of his heinous acts and known of his unnatural upbringing; yet‚ we never question the origins of his trivial motives. To our knowledge‚ this “mutation of alchemy” is inherently evil and nothing short of the story’s main antagonist. However‚ I believe Mary Shelley‚ the mastermind behind this novel‚ reveals different intentions beyond the book’s face value. Not only does Shelley present
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Emily Dickinson‚ the Feminist Author Emily Dickinson is recognized as one of the greatest American poets. Emily was born to a very prominent family on December 10‚ 1830. After she had finished her schooling‚ Dickinson embarked on a lifelong course of reading. Her calling as a poet began in her teen years. She came into her own style as an artist in a short period of time. This time in her life was intense and filled with creativity. This resulted in her composing‚ revising‚ and saving hundreds
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article is to bring to light the lack of representation of women of color in feminism. Often‚ feminism is seen as the representation of white middle class women. There are many flaws when it comes to feminism. Women of color are excluded because feminists misinterprets women’s experience and view of the whole concept based on their race‚ even though we all go through the same discrimination because of our gender‚ something feminism is against. Maxine Zinn and Bonnie Dill depict the inadequacy of
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