Jackie Grenon Women ’s Studies 187 18 November 2007 Kat Jones Friday 11:15 Feminist Activism Within Body Politics A man walks down the street and sees a beautiful woman‚ what ’s the first thought that enters his head-sex. These types of thoughts are what feminists all over the world are trying to eliminate. Feminist activism is focused on making social change and using their power to influence others. One of their many steps is understanding women ’s bodies and trying to encourage men to treat
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Is Sex Comedy or Tragedy? Directing Desire and Female Auteurship in the Cinema of Catherine Breillat Author(s): Katherine Ince Source: The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism‚ Vol. 64‚ No. 1‚ Special Issue: Thinking through Cinema: Film as Philosophy (Winter‚ 2006)‚ pp. 157-164 Published by: Wiley on behalf of The American Society for Aesthetics Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3700500 . Accessed: 01/11/2013 13:03 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms
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is the belief that women have the same human capacities as men. One of the most important feminist texts of the twentieth century is The Second Sex which showed about a long project refuting of female inferiority and rejecting biological explanations of women’s secondary status. Simone De Beauvoir‚ a French prize-winning novelist‚ applied her knowledge of philosophical‚ historical‚ and psychological theories to analyze the problem of modern woman (Simone de Beauvoir 251). To better understand why
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Atwood and Carter intriguingly critique on the place of women in society at the time through their feminist texts (1980s) where the second wave of feminism looks beyond the right to vote due to complications arising on managing the domestic sphere and the workplace but also allow women to take control of their bodies and sexuality through for example the oral contraceptive. A contemporary feminist concern would also hold female sexuality as a prominent aspect of feminism to challenge contemporary
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larger and more violent male half of the human species. In the 19th century there was a feminist movement its roots came from the abolitionist movement‚ the central question of the 19th century feminism was whether it was okay to promote black civil rights over womens rights. Black womens basic rights were compromised both because they were black and they were women. Sojourner Truth‚ an abolitionist and an early feminist remearked in her famous 1851 speech: "I think that twixt the negroes of the south
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2. : Can women look at men? 2.3: ‘the fourth look’ Chapter 3: Feminist counter cinema and Queer cinema 3.1: the avant- garde theory film 3.2: lesbian/gay spectators and lesbian representations Conclusion Bibliography References Introduction. Part 1 Throughout my dissertation I will be exploring the classical cinematic gaze and I will be trying to demonstrate that these theories and theorists such as Freud and Mulvey are now outdated‚ have no relevance
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ENG324 2013 TERM PAPER QUESTION4: FEMINIST CRITICS HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST ON HOW IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE REFLECTS THE LIVES OF WOMEN. USING FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM DISCUSS THE EXTENT TO WHICH FEMALE CHARACTERS AE MARGINALIZED AND TRIVIALIZED IN DEATH OF A SALES MAN MISS O SETEKENE 201005010 ENG324 2013 TERM PAPER QUESTION4: FEMINIST CRITICS HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST ON HOW IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE REFLECTS THE LIVES OF WOMEN. USING FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM DISCUSS THE EXTENT TO WHICH
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Cited: Churchill‚ Caryl‚ Top Girls‚ 1982 Austin‚ Gayle‚ Feminist Theories for Dramatic Criticism‚ University of Michigan Press‚ 1990. Case‚ Sue Ellen‚ Feminism and Theatre‚ London‚ Mac Millan‚ 1988 Eagleton‚ Mary‚ Feminist Literary Theory / A Reader‚ Blackwell Press‚ 1995. Dolan‚ Jill‚ The Feminist Spectator as Critic‚ UMI Research Press‚ 1988. Jaggar‚ M Alison‚ Feminist Politics and Human Nature‚ Brighton‚ Harvester‚ 1983 Naismith‚ Bill‚ Commentary in Caryl Churchill
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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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LIPSTICK FEMINISM SUBMITTED TO: Mr.AyanHazra (Faculty of Sociology) SUBMITTED BY: Geetanjali Shahi Roll No.-55 Semester-III DATE OF SUBMISSION: 26th of August ‚ 2013 HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ RAIPUR (C.G.) Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude towards my course teacher‚ Mr.AyanHazra for giving me constant guidance and encouragement throughout the course of the project. I would also like to thank the University
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