theblackbiro Both The Rape of the Lock and Moll Flanders can easily be analyzed through sexual and gendered readings; the protagonists in both texts are female characters portrayed by male authors‚ who‚ through their representations of their heroes‚ can be viewed as misogynist or – though the term did not exist back then – feminist. The arguments‚ however‚ are indeterminate. Pope (1688-1744)‚ for instance – who became known for his feminization of the mock-epic poem through his well-known work The
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In Griselda Pollock’s article Modernity and the Spaces of Femininity‚ she elaborates on her beliefs that modern art history selectively celebrates normalized gendered stereotypes of females and female artists and their works1. She makes four arguments to support her beliefs based on references to works of art and literary works. The arguments are structured in a way that allows the readers to understand them through long discussions with added evidence from referenced works or personal experience
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Feminist or Not? A Disney Princess Narrative Media has been a pervasive tool in affecting societal views on gender roles. Its extensive reach in today’s society‚ made possible with recent technology‚ has made it difficult for us to escape its influence. With the thought that children are generally more susceptible to external influences‚ it is thus vital to understand how media has played a part in shaping their perceptions of gender. Among media targeted at kids‚ Disney films have a considerable
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of stress management‚ largely based on emotions and a process of aestheticization (pampering) are the result of new forms of hierarchy and division in the workplace‚ which is highly gendered. Black argues that the beauty salon and pampering treatments are “resources drawn upon by women in order to manage this gendered performance within the workplace. However‚ pampering also relates to the management of the self in different spheres of the woman’s life. It is the co- ordination of these roles‚ allied
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Toy are more gendered than ever and toys are no longer just toys. 2. In Ms. Blog Magazine an interesting article comes up about children’s toys being more gendered than ever. Megan Perryman talks about her childhood and explains that she never felt that she could only play with “girl” toys. She recalls that back in the UK in 1980s boys and
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inequality and the resulting social class differences. Feminist Theories are base on the reality that most of the low-paid employees are women‚ and predominantly minority women. For feminist scholars‚ such segregation of minority women reflects gendered racism. Gendered Racism is base on the combined and cumulative effects of inequality due to racism and sexism. Minority women face two types of discrimination. If we add social class into the mix‚ minority women may experience triple oppression. Interactionism
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“rather than representing a radical shift in development approaches towards more inclusive and representative policies‚ empowerment projects are shaped by neoliberal ideas such as individualism‚ responsibility and economic order and carry implicit‚ gendered and disciplining messages about appropriate social behavior” (p. 199). In explaining her argument‚ MacKenzie draws on the implementation weaknesses of the Disarmament‚ Demobilization‚ and Reintegration (DDR) program in Sierra Leone. She used the
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For my oral history project I wanted to interview my grandmother. But when it came time to do the interview our schedules did not meet up. Then I decided to interview my mother‚ I wanted to see what she believed then and now about gender. I knew it was going to be a bit different than my views‚ because we had different experiences in our life. My mother grew up in the Dominican Republic and at the age of eighteen she moved to the United States of America with her younger brother. When here they faced
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This advertisement for ‘The Body Shop’ is all about how we perceive signs within a gendered society. Positioned purposefully at the top left corner in bold‚ easily readable‚ writing‚ the ad states‚ ‘Meet Alex’. Directly below this‚ in much less noticeable writing‚ it reads‚ ‘future sports star‚ prime minister‚ inventor‚ entrepreneur‚ and philanthropist’. Directly next to the text‚ is an image of a young boy flexing his arm muscle precisely in the middle of the billboard. He is accompanied with a
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During the Super Bowl‚ Pantene‚ a popular hair care line debuted several commercials of the daughters of famous football players getting their hair done. The biggest thing about these commercials were that rather than the mothers it was the dads doing their hairs. These commercials were pegged as “Dad Do’s” with the tag line Strong is beautiful‚ making the claim that girls who spend quality time with their dads grow up to be stronger women. These commercials can be viewed and analyzed through 2 of
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