The feminist perspective argues that the oppression of women is morally wrong and structural changes need to be adopted to stop the oppression of women (Francis, 2000 p. 20). It tries to end oppression through structural reform and challenging unfair social structures (Morley & Macfarlane, 2012, p. 689). Feminist theories have helped identify ways to remove oppressive practices in many...
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'When motherhood and childhood are free, we then can go hand in hand with man, to remake the world, for the glorification as well as the emancipation of the human race.' Margaret Sanger ended her passionate speech debating birth control against Winter Russell with that quote. Sanger, born in 1879, was a revolutionary woman who spent her lifetime defending the...
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In this assignment I will be talking about enlightenment and how sociologists discard women and their main focus is on the man, then I will include how feminist theorists challenge enlightenment representations with their theories about inequality and power. Also including how this affected women throughout. The Enlightenment period was a movement that dominated the world in Europe during the...
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Abstract Social inequalitiesâfrom racism to sexismâare not aberrations, but rather are deeply embedded in society and reinforced by state power and market systems. Therefore, the current social order stands as a fundamental obstacle to social justice. A logical conclusion of this observation is that social change movements may be better off thinking and acting beyond the state and capital as...
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Introduction Marjane Satrapi's graphic memoir 'Persepolis' poignantly captures the intersection of personal and political identities against the backdrop of revolutionary Iran. As a seminal work in contemporary literature, 'Persepolis' not only depicts the tumultuous events of the Iranian Revolution but also foregrounds the feminist struggle within a patriarchal society. Through the eyes of young Marjane, the narrative explores the subtle...
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In todayâs Western society, there are several misconceptions about Islam and its followers. Many people believe Islam is a violent religion with violent followers who advocate for the oppression of women. Looking from the outside in, it looks as though women are forced to wear hijabs and are being controlled by this religion; itâs telling them how to act, what...
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Black feminist literature stresses on the double-victimization of black women. The women from the oppressed society encounter absolute dominance and cruelty within the territory of the whites, who suppress them in the name of race; also they undergo the same kind of treatment by their own men in various unsolicited ways. The prolonging silences of women congregate at once to...
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This essay aims to examine Gary Rossâ The Hunger Games, a dystopian science fiction adventure film, using Marxist theory, and feminist theory. The Hunger Games was released in 2012 and took place in the future dystopian world of Panem where it follows the life of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen who comes from District 12. The leaders of authoritarian Panem live in...
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âMeasure 9 goes against American traditions of mutual respect and freedom, and Nirvana wants to do their part to end bigotry and narrow-mindedness everywhereâ. âKurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, 1992, regarding a piece of Oregon legislation that would have eliminated protections from discrimination based on sexual orientationâ. Nirvana and Progressivism Seattle sound or grunge is a style of music...
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The term 'Feminism' can be utilized to portray a political, social or financial development planned for setting up equivalent rights and legitimate insurance for ladies. Women's liberation includes political and sociological speculations and ways of thinking worried about issues of sex contrast, just as a development that backers sexual orientation uniformity for ladies and crusades for ladies' privileges and interests....
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Mrs. Dalloway, written by Virginia Woolf, is a piece of modernist literature that many regard as one of the most groundbreaking feminist works ever composed. Utilizing a stream of consciousness approach, the novel endeavors to explore the complexity of the human consciousness and its internal conflicts, particularly through the protagonist, Clarissa Dalloway, and her daily endeavors. The plot follows Clarissa...
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âAs a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole worldâ - quotes author, Virginia Woolf. In her novel, âMrs. Dallowayâ she focuses on the real world and interrogating her interests of feminist. Woolf informs her audience by displaying key words in the text of her views as...
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As the great Birgham Young said, âYou educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generationâ. These words could not have better painted the picture of how women felt in America in 1776 amidst the great American Revolution. At the time the ideas of human rights, liberty and independence were being pursued by white...
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Simone de Beauvoir published her book âThe Second Sexâ following world war II in 1949. Her book would later become known as a âfeminist bibleâ (Beauvoir, Borde, & Malovany-Chevallier, 2011). It became an epithet bound to discourage impious readers wary of a sacred text and a personality cult. It is through Simone de Beauvoir, that her philiosophical views had a...
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Virginia Woolfâs thesis in her feminist essay, âA Room of Oneâs Ownâ, is that a woman must have money and a room to herself to write fiction (Woolf 3). One of the main claims she brought forward was that women are not inferior to men, yet the power imbalance between men and women has been destructive to potential female writers....
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Abstract Euripides' Medea challenges the dominant views of feminity in the patriarchal society of Greeks. While pursuing her ambition Medea disregards many of the feminine characteristics of the patriarchal Greek society. By focusing on the character portrayal of Medea, this paper argues to prove Medea a feminist text. And such tragedies represent Euripides feminist and liberal views as well relative...
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This essay will examine the literary styles and the cultural influences in The Little Red Riding Hood. The essay will describe the background on Little Red Riding Hood and its origins to get an idea of where the story came from and how it was brought up. Next, it will identify the literary styles in Little Red Cap by the...
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The concept of power is the foundation of the story and revolves around the characters and the position of power that every character holds is different in each version of Little Red Riding Hood. Even as âLittle Red Riding Hood/ Little Red Capâ celebrates the empowerment of a young woman in search of sexual and artistic agency, it also examines...
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In the past few years, a Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has become a feminist icon for many. The author openly criticizes patriarchal oppression, speaks often about the importance of feminism and equal rights for women, and consequently, she reflects her convictions in her literary works: âAdichieâs works wholly indict the patriarchal oppression of women and also encourage women to...
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Aphra Behnâs Oroonoko is commonly seen as narrative that reinforces the immorality of slavery practiced by the English. Following the story of the enslaved prince, this message of injustice is clear within the text, serving to mask a feminist agenda that is encrypted throughout the work. While the tale of Oroonoko serves as the forefront of the story, the novella...
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A Feminist Modernist Dystopia Feminism began in the mid 1960's as the First Wave of Feminism hit. It is the idea that women should be capable of doing and should be allowed to do anything men can do. Feminists believe that neither sex is naturally superior and stand behind the idea that women are inherently just as powerful and scholarly...
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Through the Extension Two English course, I have produced a podcast - Fairytales: The Feminist Makeover - that explores the interplay between contexts, fairytales and female expectations. The concept of my podcast emerged through a process of independent investigation with my understanding of the concept developing deeply throughout. Although guided through the Preliminary Extension 1 and Advanced English courses, the...
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Wonder woman has long been considered a feminist icon ever since her first appearance in DC comics in 19411942, making her one of the very first female superheroes. In many ways, she was unlike any female superhero that was in circulation at that time, being a perfect example of a strong, formidable character at a time when female superheroes were...
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Introduction Gustave Flaubert's seminal work, Madame Bovary, published in 1856, offers a complex exploration of 19th-century gender roles and the constraints imposed on women in a patriarchal society. Through the character of Emma Bovary, Flaubert provides a critical lens on the limitations faced by women and their struggle for agency, autonomy, and self-fulfillment. While the novel is often classified as...
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Why is prostitution a feminist issue, and what should feminists say about it? Prostitution is often referred to as the worldâs oldest profession (Dylewski and Prokop, 2018). A long debate stands regarding prostitution amongst feminists and sex work in general. In order to fully understand the issue of prostitution and what feminists should say about it, it is important to...
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Feminist formal criticism of Guy de Maupassantâs The Necklace is the advocacy of equality between males and females arising in conjunction with sociopolitical feminism, criticism patriarchal language and literature by exposing how these consider masculine ideology. When he depicts Matildaâs a middle-class housewife, fantasizes about leading a life of wealth. She is proud of her beauty charm. Loisel was as...
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Introduction to Feminist Perspectives in "Mona Lisa Smile" Set in the years of 1950, the film âMona Lisa Smileâ directed by Mike Newell is an inspirational picture that explores life through feminism; marriage and education lead by a modernist teacher at the end of a traditional era. The film is shown to be very true to the time period it...
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âThe story of an hourâ by Kate Chopin narrates the events taking place in the last moments of Louise Mallard, a housewife who is happy after being falsely informed about the death of her husband. Today, gender equality is one of the most debated issues. For a long time, society has been controlled by men. The desire for women to...
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