Similarities and Differences between Critical Traditions and the Traditions of the “Post” “Post”-traditions have developed as reactions and reflections of dramatically altered material and ideological conditions that have taken place over the last fifty years across the globe‚ such as the collapse of communism‚ the official demise of colonialism‚ the renewal of aggressive capitalism‚ the incredible speed of technological change and the terrifying possibilities of scientific inventions. All these
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According to feminist analysis‚ in all cultures‚ girls have been socialized into gender roles‚ although the degree to which behavior is innate or environmentally determined is greatly debated. In most cultures and time periods of the world‚ girls have traditionally played with dolls and toy cooking and cleaning equipment‚ while boys prefer toys and games that require more physical activity or simulated violence‚ such as toy trucks‚ balls‚ and toy guns. Girls are less often encouraged to pursue sports
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Significance n symbolisn of merry go round signifcnce of my place central idea or theme of kullark. Uses of arias in hard godygm8yiiyvkviyvtiyigkvivglujlo guhj uu uguggugyb7vyvb bhigygyyg sixty eight poets theme n title .of woman to child Long----- Unit 1---Ban bhatt prose style or shakuntala indian athetic text unit 2--- Geetanjali as a religious text or Aadhe adhere existentalism unit 3---phaniyamma { gender discourse } or revenue stamp reconstruction of life unit 4---
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Feminist Theory‚ Embodiment‚ and the Docile Agent: Some Reflections on the Egyptian Islamic Revival Saba Mahmood Close Reading Analysis Lit 090 Mahmood looks to tackle the issue of not the cultures behind feminism but to understand the underpinnings behind feminism. She suggests that quite often the narrative is focused on feminism as a response to some sort of societal construct which allows the subordination of women. Her assertion is that we have to look at how feminism is defined in society
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Prompt: "Sex‚ pleasure‚ culture: how do the texts we are reading define the three concepts we are pursuing in this course‚ and the relations among these concepts? Choose two of the works we have read so far (except Lolita)‚ and develop a compare/contrast argument about how they define one or more of these concepts. You may choose among the following texts: The Crucible (the play); The Second Sex; Hedwig and the Angry Inch; the performance "The Book of Longing" (or the song lyrics or drawings from
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Feminism. Politics. Photography. These three subjects can be discussed and sorted separately‚ but Aruna D’Souza’s talk revolves around the idea of how feminism is a politics and a practice that can cut across a bunch of different identities that goes beyond the concept of what we know as gender. Also‚ the issue of race and how that affects art became the main discussion point of this lecture. The title of the talk uses the term of photography‚ though D’Souza suggested that she could have named it
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Judith Butler‚ attempting to bridge gender and feminist theories emphasized the notion of performance as an “analytical category that allows for critical intervention” (Hall‚ 2013‚ p. 112). Viewing identity as different facets of scripted performance‚ Butler saw the opportunity to subvert interpretation of gender and sexuality norms as an effort to destabilize hierarchical traditions‚ like those seen in medical and legal discourses (Hall‚ 2013). J. Jack Halberstam‚ who focuses on a melding of queer
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Judith Butler in Media Studies When reading a biography of Judith Butler‚ a person would typically see a discussion of a highly intelligent philosopher of feminism‚ political theory‚ ethical and moral responsibility or gender studies. Her bibliographies are commonly describes as have a career focused on “research ranging from literary theory‚ modern philosophical fiction‚ feminist‚ gender and sexuality studies‚ to 19th- and 20th-century European literature and philosophy‚ Kafka and loss‚ mourning
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Cranach the Elder’s Judith with the Head of Holofernes‚ was created in the midst of both the High and Late Renaissance. The oil painting on linden created in 1530‚ is in traditional portrait style‚ and showcased Judith immediately after the beheading. The image of Judith holding the decapitated head of Holofernes uses the contrasting nature of the scene in its advantage. The painting contains both the gruesome head and the elegant beauty of the murderous widow. Appropriately‚ Judith is dressed in an
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Chris Robinson Ms. Thomas English 1101 January 25 2014 Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “Silent Dancing” Essay of the cultural shifts of Cofer’s mother‚ her cousin and her cousin’s brother girlfriend From Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “Silent Dancing” Cofer’s Mother Cofer’s mother is in the middle of the assimilation phase she is involved in both the American culture and the Puerto Rican culture. She often shops
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