This page intentionally left blank A HISTORY OF FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM Feminism has transformed the academic study of literature‚ fundamentally altering the canon of what is taught and setting new agendas for literary analysis. In this authoritative history of feminist literary criticism‚ leading scholars chart the development of the practice from the Middle Ages to the present. The first section of the book explores protofeminist thought from the Middle Ages onwards‚ and analyses the
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insult. Feminism to most people‚ goes with a feminist‚ or a person who believes women should be allowed to have the same rights as men. However‚ feminism should have a second definition because to be a feminist is more than believing women are equal to men. To be a feminist is to fight for change in the social‚ political
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Geography Project – Controversies surrounding the Sardar Sarovar Dam Most of the SSP’s advantages will benefit Gujarat (downstream)‚ while most of the disadvantages will be felt upstream of the dam in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. According to the initial plan‚ the main dam will house a 1200 megawatt (MW) powerhouse‚ while the canal will have power generating units totaling 250 MW installed; this brings the total installed capacity to 1450 MW. The 1450 MW figure hides the fact that most of this
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When we talk about the feminist movement‚ feminists like conflict and Marxists theorists‚ argue for power sharing. Daly and Chesney-Lind argued that men’s violence toward women must be controlled‚ particularly sexual and physical abuse. Women generally have no interest in viewing lives of men as a worthy behavioral norm. Women may also suffer from correctional policies that call for equal treatment‚ ignoring women’s unique health problems and problems with incarceration. Feminists emphasize the study
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Susie Orbach’s stance on the rising American issue on obesity within her essay “Fat Is a Feminist Issue” can be similarly related to David Zinczenko’s stance in his essay “Don’t Blame the Eater.” In fact‚ she claims just that when writing‚ “A feminist perspective to the problem of women’s compulsive eating is essential if we are to move on from the ineffective blame-the-victim approach” (Orbach 448). In this quote she blatantly informs the reader that blaming the eater is not the correct approach
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Case Study Analysis: The Guri Dam The major area of strength in the management of the project is that the project was covered with four phases: inception‚ development‚ implementation‚ and closeout (Anbari‚ n.d.). In the inception phase‚ there was already a vision of what the Guri dam will be like. Its purpose is also identified such that it will serve as a reservoir which could store a large amount of water. It was also in this phase that the cost of the project was estimated. Furthermore‚ this
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Feminist research and methods are a response to research that claims to be able to find truth about the world through objective and neutral means‚ such as the scientific method which claims that researchers can and should be unbiased and that it is possible to observe and measure phenomena. These research methods are based in a philosophy called positivism that claims that only real knowledge is produced from scientific methods. Often in this type of research women are overlooked and misrepresented
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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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Feminist views on society; Feminists believe that society is male dominated (patriarchal). Feminists want women and men to have equal rights and powers as there is inequality between the two sexes. They look at society on a macro scale so the ideas are generalised to the whole of society. Feminists also believe that society is based on disagreement and conflict between the sexes as women believe they have been disadvantaged in society. Liberal feminists believe that men and women are becoming
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Marjane Satrapi says in multiple interviews that she does not subscribe to feminism; instead‚ she describes herself as a humanist. However‚ her graphic novel memoir‚ Persepolis‚ has several themes at its core that convey feminist ideals. Throughout the novel‚ Marjane constantly expresses frustration with Iran’s strict regulations on women. She also grows up with strong female relationships in her family; these women help shape Marjane into the woman she is today‚ a woman who won’t stand for inequality
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