Feminist Theory‚ Embodiment‚ and the Docile Agent: Some Reflections on the Egyptian Islamic Revival Saba Mahmood University of Chicago In the last two decades one of the key questions that has occupied many feminist theorists is how should issues of historical and cultural specificity inform both the analytics and politics of any feminist project. Although this questioning has resulted in serious attempts at integrating issues of sexual‚ racial‚ class‚ and national difference within feminist
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already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength” (Anderson‚ n.d.). According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary‚ Feminism is defined as “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” Many feminist today‚ such as actress‚ Emma Watson‚ fight for equality between men and women‚ such as equal pay. Why should a woman be seen as lesser than a man? Alice Walker’s The Color Purple displays the idea of feminism through strong and inspirational female
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Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” and Tess Gallagher’s “Rain Flooding your Campfire” are good examples of intertextual dialogue between two writers. These two stories show us how two writers can grow and develop short stories differently from the same experience. There are similarities between the stories‚ such as the use of a first person narrator‚ the plot‚ setting‚ and also there is an interchange between the narrator and the blind man in both stories. But within these similarities there are also
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The Feminist Movement in the 1960s was caused by the demand for women’s rights. When the ERA was passed by the Senate in the 22nd of March‚ 1972‚ women pushed on to convince states to ratify the amendment and accept equal rights. According to Linda Napikoski’s “1970s Feminism Timeline”‚ feminists pushed through acknowledging many ideas in the government‚ including legalizing abortion in New York in November of 1792‚ then on more parts of the U.S. on 1793. The next year‚ The Fair Housing Act of 1968
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same rights that’s men do. I identify myself as a feminist and support many of the things that feminist try to achieve. However‚ one of the aspects of some people’s feminism that I reject is that the feminist movement focuses mainly on white women. All women‚ regardless of race‚ culture‚ or skin color deserve equal rights as men. Some non-white women may agree with the feminist issues but don’t identify themselves as feminists. Since most of the feminist movement is made up of white women‚ several issues
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The Third Feminist Wave: Transversal Politics Lipstick feminism‚ girlie feminism‚ riot grrl feminism‚ cybergrrl feminism‚ transfeminism or just grrl feminism—feminism is alive and kicking. Born with the privileges that first- and second-wave feminists fought for‚ third wave Feminists generally see themselves as capable‚ strong‚ and assertive social agents: “The Third Wave is buoyed by the confidence of having more opportunities and less sexism” as noted by Baumgardner & Richards ( cited by Three
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at the Feminist point of view on Education and also‚ the Functionalist point of view on Education. Feminism There are many different types of feminists‚ there are Radical Feminists who are the most extreme in voicing their opinion about gender and the rights of women. There are Conservative Feminists‚ who adopt and appreciate the male need for a career and public achievement as female goals‚ thereby denying women ’s need for intimacy‚ family‚ and children. There are Liberal Feminists‚ they see
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is the feminists approach‚ they claim that domestic violence is a gendered issue and men are always the perpetrators and women are always the victims. According to feminist theory‚ violence against women results from gender inequality on the societal level (Bograd‚1988). Feminists movement’s began in the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ they started to develop theories to find out the root of domestic violence. Men and women have both been socialized to view and experience violence differently. Feminists claim
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Abbie Alexander Profession Feminist Theory September 26‚ 2015 The Importance of Personal Narratives Personal Narratives carry more authority than scholarly studies‚ because they are the voices of women varying in color‚ ethnicity‚ nationality‚ religion‚ and cultural background. The feminist movement operates on the assumption that experiences of upper-middle class white women represent a universal female identity. In order for the feminist movement to gain traction‚ we must recognize the systemic
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“I would argue that feminist film studies is not only still alive and well‚ but has‚ in fact‚ become much more heterogeneous‚ dynamic‚ and open in its scope‚ encompassing not just film analysis but also television and new media studies…” says Karen Hollinger from Feminist Film Studies (Hollinger 19). Film’s have definitely grown and expanded from the years pass. Women are now starting to be given roles other than those to please the male eye such as the girlfriend‚ secretary‚ receptionist‚ or mother
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