Feminist Criticism Essay

the dichotomy of the “can-do” girl and troubled girl who needs protection exist, there is a need to focus on the variety of other narratives appearing in media culture, including girls of color, queer, feminist, racially diverse, and independent girls. From these categories, she employed feminist media studies methodology which is characterized into complex, multidimensional and multilayered representations, holds intersectional and historical specificity, and interdisciplinary ethnography.…

Annie M. Sprinkle, born Ellen F. Steinberg on July 23, 1954, is an American sex educator, feminist stripper, pornographic actress, magazine editor, writer and sex film producer. She received a BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in 1986 and earned a doctorate in human sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco in 1992 (Annie Sprinkle, 2016). The Post Porn Modernist Show is the story of Annie Sprinkle's sexual evolution told, and explored,…

When discussing the different feminist theories, it is highly important to define feminism. Whenever we discuss feminism often or not, patriarchy is brought to the table. Looking through the lenses of women today; we notice different situations because of the diversity among ourselves (women in this case). Skin color, gender, sexual orientation, religion and nationality all play a huge role in the discussion of what connects women to each other. We will be taking a look at how patriarchy…

This movement included gender and class, yet it excluded race. Living in a society where white supremacy was largely practiced, the Anglo-women in the feminist movement enjoyed many privileges and could neither sympathize nor empathize the unique experiences of the Chicanas. With no support from the feminist movement, the Chicana feminists faced institutional barriers preventing them from acquiring equal health care, which magnified several women’s health issues including pregnancy, birth…

of features. All feminists see society as being divided and based on exploitation – the exploitation of women by men. Haralambos and Halborn (2004) state that “…Feminists see the exploitation of women by men as the most important source of exploitation” in society. Many feminists characterize contemporary societies as patriarchal which means that all institutions in these societies are dominated by men and work to maintain the systematic and deliberate oppression of women. Feminists have argued…

The Handmaid’s Tale Through the Feminist Critical Lense What would you do if you were in a future society where you were unable to choose your own path in life? In her story, The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood creates an extreme circumstance to show the inequality between men and women in our current society. Several themes from the story make it a good fit to be viewed through the feminist critical theory lense, including: the role of women in the society, women’s sexuality, and…

Katherine Umana Transnational Feminisms Professor Holmes September 26, 2017 Is Feminist Nationalism Possible or Desirable? The combination of feminism and nationalism to form one set of ideals is starting to become more prominent today than it did a few decades back. Feminism is defined as “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” (“Feminism”) while nationalism is defined as “a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing…

Feminism is a conflict theory and a combination of social, political and cultural movements that is concerned with the discrimination against women and gender inequalities. The ‘waves’ of feminism refer to the feminist activity in a certain time period. The first wave emerged in the mid-19th century to early 20th century. Basic women rights such as the right to vote were the main focus. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was the supporter of the women’s suffrage movement when it emerged in Great…

his journal article “Cultural Relativist and Feminist Critiques of International Human Rights – Friend or Foes?” tried to analyse and elaborate the relation between cultural relativist and feminist in their debate against the International Human Rights. The debates against the international human rights were not something which difficult to find in the late 20th centuries, included in those was the debate issued by the cultural relativists and the feminists. Both sides have different bases; one…

POST MODERN FEMINIST REVERBERATION Contemporary Feminism has taken a glide towards a faith that there can’t be a widespread, unitary definition of Feminism. The series of female experiences is diverse enough to give Rise to the concept of numerous selves which decline to be expounding in particular or common terms. It is here that Feminism connects hands with Post-modernism which compete huge Structures and unitary definitions. It supports different point of view, open endings and vagueness…