At first glance Song of Solomon seems to be mainly about the ‘flight’ of Macon “Milkman” Dead, a young man alienated from himself and estranged from his family, his community and his own history. However when digging deeper into the brilliant novel of Toni Morrison, a woman known for her distinct writing and her examination […]
Many men and woman throughout history have exhibited the qualities of service, where they have used their ideas, passions, and actions towards a higher cause to ultimately change the direction of the world. Biographies have been written to tell the story of these historical figures, and to share their legacy and passions with the purpose […]
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Get started“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a popular literary piece. It focuses on several differences in the connection among John and his significant other. The story shows the physical and the declined mindset of women due to medically prescribed treatment of being allowed to do nothing. Gilman created this fictional narrative based on […]
Emma Watson, actress, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, once said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly “This isn’t just, ‘girls are better than boys, boys are better than girls.’ This is just, ‘Everyone deserves a fair chance.” Every man, women, son, and daughter deserves the right for equality. The word equality is synonyms with equal […]
According to Lay and Daley (2008), Feminism can be defined as the act of advocating for the rights of women when it comes to political, social and economic equality to men. The feminist theory is one which has developed as a part of a large feminist movement which strives to challenge methodologies, priorities and traditions […]
There are a few primary differences between Feminism and PostFeminism. Feminism, is believed to be a response to society’s views of women and their roles. Focusing on the inequality between men and women, Feminist groups try to keep the binary in place to level inequality, specific to white-middle class women. This is different from Post-Feminist […]
Criticism. The word just looks scary, and it s something most people are a little afraid to receive. However, I am afraid to give criticism. As the only male Women’s Studies major on this campus, and the only male student who wants to learn about Feminist Theory, I’ve learned very quickly to know my role. […]
How has feminist social theory changed over the last 3 decades? Which currencies do you find most satisfying at an intellectual and political level? In this essay, I want to analyze how feminist theory has changed since the 1970s. However, I want to examine the importance of sex, gender, and social theory vis–vis class and […]
Literary criticism gives readers a chance to dig deeper and find the real meaning behind the authors work. The literary essay A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a writing piece a feminist and psychoanalysis critic could only dream of analysing. The feminist theory is demonstrated by the unfair values and titles women are assigned […]
In learning about the feminist movement, we studied the three articles and discussed and reviewed the different authors perspectives on the topic and learned how important the role of woman in Greek Mythology. In presenting the feminist theory to the class we analyzed the three articles, Women in Ancient Greece; Women in Antiquity: New Assessments; […]
After learning about all the major theories of philosophy, I think that I like the Feminist theory the best. The only real “working” explanation of the feminist theory I found is the one where Feminist Ethics is said to be an attempt to revise, reformulate, or rethink those views of traditional western ethics that have […]
There are certainly varying degrees of feminist culture, and this obviously renders varying notions of love from the feminist point of view in general. It is true that in most cases love and the ideologies surrounding it are in support of the main arguments in any feminist theory. When we think of love we don’t […]
Feminist approaches to sociological theory have developed out of historical sites of struggle for equality. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of four different feminist theoretical orientations. Sociological theory is broadly concerned with structured forms of social inequality. Therefore, sociologists generally attempt to approach human behavior and relations in terms of the particular social setting of […]
Before the women’s suffrage and women’s rights movement, women were taught to act like dolls, which is portrayed in the first and second acts of “A Doll’s House”. Many women weren’t educated well and their only duties were taking care of the children, the house, and their husbands. Men, and even some women, believed that […]
The two stories, Desiree’s Baby, and The Story of an Hour, by Kate Choplin, both depict the rising culture of feminism that took place during the time period that they were written. The two very opposing stories show different perspectives on the topic of feminism and freedom for women. They stories, too, show a harsh […]
Louise Mallard, a victim of not only a controlling husband but serious heart trouble, must be carefully informed about some serious news: her husband has died in a railroad disaster. After receiving this news, Louise grieves about her loss. Though, she eventually comes to a realization; she is free! Unfortunately, her ecstatic nature comes to […]
Jane Austen is a historically significant author who has produced discussion on social issues, as well as spurred the movement for change by bringing about awareness and openness about topics, such feminism and education using her writing as a platform. Though she is the author of six influential novels, as well as short stories, and poems, […]
