as a point of departure for a theoretical framework that could help to further investigate comic strategies and effects combined with gender and cultural diversity in literature‚ theatre‚ and film. Gender and the Heterosexual Norm In the 1960s‚ feminist theories assumed a possible distinction between (biological) “sex” and (socio-cultural) “gender”. This distinction and its epistemological value underwent critical review (e.g. Gildemeister/Wetterer‚ Butler Gender Trouble). Since the 1990s‚ the biological
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male authors and male protagonists‚ Ferrante chooses to present a uniquely feminine body of work‚ that provides many challenges to the traditional focus on masculinity in the Italian literary canon. I feel that the following quote from the French feminist author Luce Irigaray (whose influence on Ferrante will be touched upon briefly) provides an excellent explanation of the impetus present behind Ferrante’s work‚ and indeed it’s critical study: “Le monde se désigne le plus souvent‚ dans les discours
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The Women’s liberation saw much change within the 1960s as women campaigned for equal pay for equal work within the workforce. These women came to be called "Labor Feminists" as they fought for their rights to be acknowledged within the workplace and were active members of unions. Different women’s trade unions worked to secure the rights for women within the work place and they were a critical part of the push that created the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This act made it so that women are now legally
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The issue of feminism has been critical while at the same time being controversial in most of the nations in the different parts of the globe since the 18th century (Hannam‚ pg. 3). To most of the people‚ feminism has come to be perceived as just an ideology that is mainly practiced by those in the political arena. In most parts of the world‚ people have organized some demonstrations whose primary goal was to call for reforms that would enhance equal sharing of resources to the women just like their
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always been a big advocate of feminism and introduced me to the actual meaning of it‚ she’s taught me that feminism isn’t about having a woman dominated planet but one in which both genders live equally. Nicki has encouraged me to further pursue my feminist ideals and spread the word‚ I was influenced by her to dismantle the patriarchy kindly and with tact‚ but to still inform people of first and third world injustices societies no matter the size. Recently‚ I started a fundraiser for female work slaves
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They not for a moment hesitated in talking about the pressure they bear as women‚ wives‚ mothers in a patriarchal society. As a feminist‚ it was actually wonderful to see these women sharing their experiences‚ good or otherwise with so much enthusiasm. However a kind of dilemma of class/caste distance kept lingering around during the entire visit and the fact that one was ‘visiting/observing’
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to help it. Most often the people who do not understand the movement have the most opposing opinions on it. With the lack of understanding about the feminist movement one can relate a person’s developing knowledge about the movement to Plato’s allegory of the cave. The comparison of the allegory of the cave to a person’s understanding about the feminist movement allows one to understand the varying opinions that people have about this movement. One of the many things that Plato is known for is his
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The purpose of this essay is to analyze Maria de Zayas’ fiction “Ravages of Vice” and Emma Watson’s Speech at 2014 HeForShe in order to distinguish their vision on what has been described as feminism‚ gender equality or gender justice. This analysis will help to explore the potential utility as well as the limitations of their respective frameworks. Vision of Maria de Zayas about feminism can be distinguished through the speech of Lisis‚ protagonisrt in “Ravages of Vice.” Young lady‚ in her speech
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designated layout built in favor of her argument; this starting with the explaining of modern sexual identity and how the intermingling of sexes’ bodies is disdained‚ this is followed by describing how modern citizens and groups such as radical feminists or evangelical groups sun any new reform to the current layout of gender identification and segregation. Next‚ moving on to describing how the reform is needed due to it being Americans’ social justice to follow through with this for equality. After
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two women and the right to live and be free in a world where anything outside of “the norm” was hard for others to understand. Cited in the text of Women and Gender‚ a radical feminist Rebecca West (1913) said‚ “I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat” (p. 6). This analysis paper will discuss the three views of feminism‚ radical‚ liberal‚ and cultural. Radical
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