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    Are You a Feminist

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    Are You a Feminist? "Feminism" is a loaded word that’s definition is not always easily agreed upon‚ but if you take notes from feminists like Caitlin Moran‚ author ofHow To Be A Woman‚ feminism is “the belief that women should be as free as men‚ however nuts‚ dim‚ deluded‚ badly dressed‚ fat‚ receding‚ lazy and smug they might be.” So there‚ that’s not too complicated‚ is it? It wasn’t too complicated for a group of teenage girls in the suburbs of Chicago who started a feminism club at their school

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    as when the war started‚ women were challenged to take on traditionally male roles‚ upon return of the men‚ women were kicked out of their jobs and forced to once again take on the traditionally female roles. This was unfair and started the first feminist movement. Feminism was a significant part of a women’s life within the 1800’s to the 1990’s‚ but is it still relevant today? Feminism still has a place in contemporary society as the fight for equality is still needed within society. Australia has

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    Feminist Geography Since its conception‚ geography has been involved in the development of races and genders‚ mapping the boundaries that separate and exclude the world of privilege from the other. The imposing eyes that facilitated this domination have recently been challenged to quash their perpetuation of racial difference‚ and although existing more obscurely‚ to challenge the sexist legacy remaining in geography. “As part of geography‚ feminist approaches within our

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    supported an amendment to the 1867 Reform Bill. An extension of feminism into theoretical or philosophical fields such as anthropology‚ sociology‚ economics‚ women’s studies‚ literary criticism‚ art history‚ and psychoanalysis is called feminist theory. Feminist theory aims to understand gender inequality and focuses on gender politics‚ power relations‚ and sexuality. While providing a critique of these social and political relations‚ much

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    Feminist Criminology: How useful is it in its analysis of female crime? MSc Criminology and Forensic Psychology Feminist criminology emerged out of the realisation that criminology has from its inception centred on men and the crimes they commit. Although it can be argued female criminality was researched by Lombroso‚ as far back as 1800’s‚ female crime‚ it’s causes and the impact in which it had on society was largely ignored by the criminological futurity. Those Criminologist who did

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    readers encounter in the play Medea by Euripides. After her husband‚ and famed hero Jason‚ leaves her to marry another woman‚ Medea responds by murdering their children. Yet‚ readers and even characters in the play are confused at to what Medea’s motives are behind this horrendous act. Many people believe that my murdering her children‚ Medea was saving them from future suffering and torture. Although one may want to believe that Medea murdered her son out of mercy‚ Medea killed her children as a form

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    Is Medea Justified In Her Actions? Is the killing of anyone ever justified? Is the life of one individual more important than another? In Euripides‚ MedeaMedea kills the princess of Corinth‚ the king of Corinth‚ Creon‚ as well as her own children. Are her actions the actions of an insane‚ distraught person or those of wise‚ foreign‚ barbaric woman trying to protect her children? Through the story of MedeaMedea justifies the killing of others while several other characters portray the injustice

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    Patrick Macfarlane 9/21/14 Medea Seminar Question 5 The “barbarian” woman Medea is similar to the Greek male Achilles in the Iliad. In Euripides MedeaMedea seeks revenge against Jason after Jason abandons her and their children. Jason abandons his own children in order to remarry with Glauce‚ the daughter of Creon‚ king of Corinth. (Svarlien‚ 14-25) In the Iliad‚ Achilles seeks revenge against Hector after Hector kills Patroclus. (Lombardo 21.105-110) Both Achilles and Medea are driven by anger and

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    Feminist Theory

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    refers to not only equality amongst women‚ but rather equality among everyone‚ whether due to their race‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ religion‚ class‚ and nationality (Cole 2016). Feminism has set the stage for the feminist theory which focus on social issues that have been misidentified by men. Feminist theory focuses on bias amongst gender‚ inequality amongst the different groups of people and also power and oppression (Crossman 2016). Feminism have been divided into three different waves which includes

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    The Feminist Perspective

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    When I was reading the drama‚ A Doll’s House‚ I could instantly tell that the play would be best analyzed through the feminist perspective. The Feminist perspective centralizes on the actions and identifications of the female characters in a literary work. This perspective is mostly used to analyze the protagonist‚ which is Nora in this play; a pathological liar and manipulator. She acts as though she is innocent when regarding her actions‚ but she isn’t ignorant and knows that what she has committed

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