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10 Cards in this Set
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How did the pamphlet combine the benefits of books and newspapers?
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They were inexpensive, did not take a lot of time to produce, and could be kept, pored over, and passed on to others.
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How was the pamphlet conducive to radicalism?
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They are relatively short, written in the vernacular (in language that ordinary people can understand and so they are more democratic), contain revolutionary ideas, and are relatively easy to destroy.
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What is sentimental style?
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No plot or progress
The speaker is the slaveholder so confers a type of authenticity Graphic modes of depiction Accumulation of facts Achieve redemption through empathy and self-punishment (cruel and graphic depiction of slavery portrays it as morally wrong) |
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Why was Grimke/Welde's "American Slavery" so popular?
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It worked to manage competing moral claims of Northerners between class and humanitarianism.
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Limitations of "American Slavery"
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Elicits affective experiences and generates a certain kind of emotional response but does not compel any action at the end of the day
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Diatribe
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Goal is to shock
Shock attracts an audience and is the first step toward rearranging perspectives Uses irony Intended to illuminate and purge corruption from a society About ethical living in the world and not compromising ethics (rejects consubstantiality because it is identifying with corruption and evil.) Actions must align with rhetoric or it will reveal hypocrisy |
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Limitations of diatribe
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• Limited effectiveness- generates attention but not solutions
Misanthropic (negative b/c by advocating the destruction of society, they are encouraging the hatred of fellow humanity) • Romanticism- If social institutions are a priori the embodiment of all things evil and corrupt and Human nature is a priori good by nature, this is problematic b/c institutions are created and composed of people so what is the transformation between the individual. Social movements are also collectivities. There is incentive to improve b/c they will be corrupt no matter what. There are bad people and good institutions Radical flank effect: legitimizes more moderate anti-war factions and move them into the center of society but harms more moderate factions b/c extreme factions like the yippies get conflated with more moderate activists • Intended to illuminate and purge corruption from a society ▫ About ethical living in the world and not compromising ethics |
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Third-wave feminism
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Redefine identity: women have multiple identities (not just mix together and stir)
Build coalitions Personal resistance |
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Possibilities of third-wave feminism
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Door-to-door on the ground feminism
Resists decentralized power |
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Problematics of third-wave feminism
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Historically uninformed
Dismissive of juridical/sovereign power |
