Androgyny

Bisexuality?” Robyn Ochs explains his own definition, “[Some bisexuals] are attracted to masculinity and/or femininity, regardless of a person’s sex. Some of us who identify as bisexual are in fact “gender-blind.” For others — in fact for me — it’s androgyny or the blending of genders that compels”. Bisexuals can identify with both genders in two different ways. One way can be that they are attracted to both sexes, meaning that they can have relationships with both men and women. There is cases…

In Professor Vasvari’s class, the class is continuously asked the question of what represents masculinity and femininity and what it means to be either female or male. While both of these ideas are similar, they both discuss different issues. The first question identifies the notion of performativity while the second question reveals the concept of gender identification by either oneself or a community. In class we have been able to identify that there are two types of gender which are related…

When she returns to Saudi Arabia, she wears a veil. She says: “As I fastened the abbayah in front of a mirror inside the makeshift dressing room, I watched my eradication. Soon I was completely submerged in black. No trace of my figure remained. My androgyny was complete.” (In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor’s Journey in the Saudi Kingdom, Quanta Ahmed). Quanta described the veiling process as “a strangely inviting prison”. This proves that not all can repent, and not all deserve…

Beginning in the 1990’s, a new movement emerged alongside postmodernism known as Third Wave Feminism. After fighting for legal and social equality by standing up against patriarchal oppression, the goals of feminists broadened to break down concepts of gender, sexuality, and the body (Rampton). Queer Theorists such as Judith Butler branched from this new movement in Women’s Studies to examine the reality of identity and attack the problematic perception of heteronormativity, the belief that…

“The change in woman & the shift in Feminine gender roles in the “roaring” 1920’s” by Frances Bullen This essay explores how the effect of gender movements changed during the flapper movement in the 1920’s, mainly focusing on the feminine gender roles. The roles of gender changed after ww1 and when the woman finally got the vote, Society changed for women after they got suffrage Received the right to vote and brought in prohibition. Historian Michael Lerner asserted, “women had the right to…

Taken from his book which outlines the history of gay men’s dress in the twentieth century, Shaun Cole’s ‘Clubbing at the Blitz, the Batcave and Beyond’ focuses on establishing a connection between the fashion choices of the New Romantic subculture and the early eighties LGBTQ+ community. This discussion on their intertextuality differs to other writings about the period, which very much look to the politics or the fashion of the era. His perspective on the movement celebrates the freedom that…

Work Cited Álvarez-Hernández, C., B. González de Garay-Domínguez, and F. J. Frutos-Esteban. "Gender Representation In Contemporary Spanish Teen Films (2009-2014)." Revista Latina De Comunicación Social 70 (2015): 934-960. Fuente Académica. Web. 13 Mar. 2016. Audio-visual narratives or films remain an important factor in influencing the way society is perceived. Thus, a chronic issue influenced by films is the gender inequality that is present between males and females. Through studies, Spanish…

Regarding Shakespeare, Dame Ellen Terry is quoted saying “Have you ever thought how much we all, and women especially, owe to Shakespeare for his vindication of women in these fearless, high-spirited, resolute and intelligent heroines?” While it’s certainly true that Shakespeare’s plays offer a wealth of strong female characters, most of his female characters still exist in a male-centric, male-dominated plots. This can pose an interesting challenge for a director who wants to reimagine a…

The progression of time has witnessed profound changes to the depiction of the women in the artistic sphere. Art can be seen as a mechanism for exploring many representations of the female form. Grace Cossington Smith’s The Sock Knitter (1915), celebrated as the first post-impressionist painting to be exhibited in Australia, Frederic Leighton’s idealized characterization of a reclining female figure in Cymon and Iphigenia (1884) and Henry Moore’s sculptural rendering Reclining Figure: Angles are…

emphasize their success as a result of them understanding the land. Even today, female pioneers have to have courage and determination to be successful in traditionally male-dominated fields. Works Cited Alumbaugh, Heather. "Transcending Gender: Androgyny, Artistry, and Modernist Subjectivity in Willa Cather's O Pioneers!." Critical Insights: Willa Cather, 16 Sept. 2011, pp. 33-47. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=70841071&site=lrc-plus. Barry, Dave. “A Quote by…