Angels and Monsters in Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad’s varying depiction of women in his novel Heart of Darkness provides feminist literary theory with ample opportunity to explore the overlying societal dictation of women’s gender roles and expectations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The majority of feminist theorists claim that Conrad perpetuates patriarchal ideology‚ yet there are a few that argue the novel is gendered feminine. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar claim “Conrad’s
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Representing Ophelia: Women‚ Madness‚ and the Responsibilities of Feminist Criticism Elaine Showalter Though she is neglected in criticism‚ Ophelia is probably the most frequently illustrated and cited of Shakespeare’s heroines. Her visibility as a subject in literature‚ popular culture‚ and painting‚ from Redon who paints her drowning‚ to Bob Dylan‚ who places her on Desolation Row‚ to Cannon Mills‚ which has named a flowery sheet pattern after her‚ is in inverse relation to her invisibility in
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Erica Freedman 1-24-2013 Feminist Theories in Intercultural Perspective- Hoffman The explosively popular 50 Shades of Grey series depicts Ana Steele‚ an aspiring young writer who quickly falls into the clutches of an extremely seductive and successful Christian Grey in a dominant/ submissive love story. Easily sweeping the young and restless girl off her feet‚ Grey’s confident and demanding presence starkly contrasts Ana’s who is known to self deprecate and hide behind plain clothing or a
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The Awakening The novel‚ The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ was written in the late nineteenth century in St. Louis after her husband Oscar died of a severe illness. Her book appeared in 1899‚ after she was idolized by many novels written by Darwin and Sarah Orne Jewett. Her first attempts at writing were just brief sketches for a local newspaper that was only short descriptions of her life in Louisiana. However‚ Chopin’s interests had always run along more risky lines‚ as reflected in her diaries
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Waves = movement * Reference points * Come and go; something causes it * Helps and hinders ****Time reference = "too western" 1st wave (1896 to 1920s) * women’s right to vote * economic and political equity **racial history as well Dramatic increase in women working... 2nd wave (1950’s to 1980’s) * civil rights empowered women‚ especially women of color civil rights welcomed women... * sexuality * Kinsey report
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http://uregina.ca/~gingrich/o28f99.htm Feminists‚ third world or post-colonial analysts‚ identity theorists‚ writers with new approaches to sexuality‚ and post-modernists argue that the classical approaches are incomplete‚ misleading‚ or inadequate. Feminists and analysts of sexuality argue that classical sociologists were male writers with a male centred and conventional analysis of women‚ family‚ and sexuality. One general line of criticism of feminists is that women are absent from the social
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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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1. Classical Marxist theories have served as a springboard of inspiration for a variety of contemporary theorists challenging the existing state of society and seeking social justice and a fair society. Consequently‚ feminist standpoint theories‚ theories that represent a specific disposition‚ align with common themes found throughout Marxist interpretations of society‚ with an emphasis on the development of individual schemas dependent upon the relationship between the individual and their
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* Feminist criticism defines a literary theory showing how women were portrayed as less valuable than men in literature throughout history. Usually called feminist literary criticism‚ it studies how early writings condoned the oppression of women because men dominated society. Feminist criticism also explores how women writers were taken less seriously than male authors from a historical A criticism advocating equal rights for women in a political‚ economic‚ social‚ psychological‚ personal
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and Scholarship 3/11/2012 Legally Blonde: Feminist Film Theory Feminism is a movement that has had a great impact in the world of film‚ and how we interpret it. During the second wave of feminism that occurred throughout the United States‚ feminist scholars began developing and applying more theories‚ that arose during this movement‚ to the way they analyzed film. The various tactics and topics that are contained under the umbrella of feminist film theory are‚ but not limited to‚ sexism‚ female stereotypes
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