Cultural Studies and the Academy 1. Cultural studies in the academies of the advanced capitalist countries has transformed the object of studies in the humanities. In particular‚ in English departments‚ cultural studies has challenged the predominance of the governing categories of literary studies (the "canon‚" the homogeneous "period‚" the formal properties of genre‚ the literary object as autonomous and self-contained) in the interest of producing "readings" of all texts of culture and
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Josh Davies looks at the history of the Philippines‚ from its domination by the Spanish to its present day Maoist insurgency The modern history of the Philippines has been defined by the domination of outside powers and resistance to them. The Philippines was a formal colony of Spain until 1899 and then de facto a colony of the US until the Second World War. Thereafter it suffered under semi-colonial domination - formally independent but with regimes that did the every bidding of the US. Nevertheless
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Though there is a radical equality in the population of men and women‚ yet there is dominant inequality in the rights of women. Throughout much of the world‚ families and societies treat girls and boys unequally‚ with girls disproportionately facing privation‚ lack of opportunity and lower levels of investment in their health‚ nutrition and education and so forth. Gender-based discrimination continues in adolescence & is often a constant feature of adulthood. Bangladesh is considered as one of the
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or M. Mies‚ and contemporary postmodern approaches‚ to reject and deconstruct these and any other discourses attempting to establish an absolute ground for knowledge and therefore a breeding ground 1 www.ecofem.org/journal for patterns of domination. I aim to show that underlying these conceptions of woman and nature there are dualistic constructions that have proved
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Women and the Patriarchal Society The patriarchal society is a setting of ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ that shows male domination and women suppression. Men like Don Pedro‚ Benedick and Claudio returns with victory from the battle. It implies the boasted male ego. Male honor serves as a crucial importance to men in the play. Leonato questions the messager that ‘How many gentlemen have you lost in this action?’ It hints that physical strength is a definition of manhood. With Don Pedro‚ Claudio
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In Kate Chopin’s short story "The Story of an Hour‚" there is much irony. The first irony detected is in the way that Louise reacts to the news of the death of her husband‚ Brently Mallard. Before Louise’s reaction is revealed‚ Chopin alludes to how the widow feels by describing the world according to her perception of it after the "horrible" news. Louise is said to "not hear the story as many women have heard the same." Rather‚ she accepts it and goes to her room to be alone. Now the reader
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as ethnicity‚ race and social class as one single complex system interconnected with gender and indicates that gender cannot be separated form other forms of domination. This theory asserts that gender is constructed by a range of interlocking inequalities; what Patricia Hill Collins calls a Matrix of Domination. “The matrix of domination is a hierarchical stratification system that explains issues of oppression that deal with race‚ class‚ ethnicity and gender
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brings out the main issue: race and heritage. In the background‚ Armand is an extremely rich and self-evident landowner who practices parental power on his wife‚ Désirée‚ and also on the black slaves he owns. What brings him the notion of parental domination and the power over women? And what effects does racism bring to Armand throughout the story‚ especially as he rejects his wife and their “changed” son? The theme explores about the reason why Armand’s pride is overcoming the love he has for his
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advantage of. Britain and France‚ which stimulated Hitler to his aggression and want for world domination. He definetily was a provoker‚ though cannot be given the whole responisbility for causing the War as he took advantage of many failures‚ which helped him. Hitler`s long-term Planning before he rose to power‚ is a clear indicator of his intentions for world domination. His clear intention for world domination. When he came to power in January 1933 he immediately started to build up Germany`s army
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Power is many things. It is the ability to control people in their sayings and/or actions. It is the ability to get whatever you want. Power is a necessary component in any society‚ otherwise all pandemonium would break loose; leaders must be established. But‚ when taken to an extreme‚ power is not good‚ and pandemonium will break loose. Difference‚ is define as a point or way in which people or things are not the same. Difference leads us to discrimination. Discrimination means specific groups are
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