Black feminism

blanket, and given gifts that are categorized as feminine. If you’re born with a penis you’re given a blue blanket, and if you clench your fist you suddenly become a future boxer. She uses this idea to critique feminism basically saying that a movement that…

My Own Biases I believe that our text, The Psychology of Women, is a feminist book. Feminism is a basic belief that women and men deserve the same amount of respect and equality in all social, legal, and economic aspects of life. Matlin describes the definitions of feminism in those terms and also adds that a society that values the ideas and experiences of women is a feminist one which I found to be repetitive along with the idea of equality across all areas of society (page 5). The individual…

SoClose With a hand that is not dark enough to be Mexicana but not light enough to be American, I am reaching over the fence for a country that is not mine and no longer considers me it’s I have two tongues, forked, like the serpent Quetzalcoatl, Earliest European depiction found on a wooden slab, a “stela” I am climbing, reaching, searching, for something that may or may not be mine Pero voy, because my memories are older than me, And so is this fence Pero Que Mas? Just like Cherrie…

1) Theory Cultivation Theory Citation Riddle, K. (2010). Remembering past media use: Toward the development of a lifetime television exposure scale. Communication Methods and Measures,4(3), 241-255. Hypotheses/Research Questions In the article, “Remembering past media use: Toward the development of a lifetime television exposure scale”, hypotheses are outwardly stated. There are two hypotheses used in this article i.e. “H1: There will be a positive relationship between lifetime television…

Brand: Degrading Profit Scandal or Radical Feminist Entertainment? We all remember the iconic image of Barack Obama on the cover of Ms.Magazine from 2009. With a cleverly illustrated President peeling his button up shirt away to reveal a black “This is what feminism looks like” t-shirt underneath, he proved the importance of diverse representation.(Goodman) Feminists come in all shapes and sizes, in both genders, and across all age groups- and sometimes where you least expect it. Its a lovely…

Feminist Photography Feminism encompasses political, ideological, and social movements aimed at defining, establishing, and achieving equal economic, political, social, personal, and cultural right as for women. Photography is an art, science, and practice of developing durable image recording using electronic radiation of light recording. Feminist photography entails the use of photography in highlighting the social, political, economic, cultural, and personal differences between men and…

After reading section 6.5 “A Feminist Perspective On knowledge” from chapter six and reflecting on the information provided I can definitely see where philosophers like Alison Ainley and Elizabeth Anderson were coming from they felt women were poorly represented in the realms of philosophy. I believe that when the topic is women’s involvement in early history, whether in mathematics, science and even philosophy itself, there were many female voices not heard. What I found the most interesting…

movements during the late 1880s was the Women’s Rights Movement, also known as the First Wave of Feminism. This wave of Feminism mainly focused on the push for women’s suffrage and legal rights for middle class white women. This counter-hegemonic movement, a pushback to what is considered the status quo, in this case, patriarchy, continued post-World War II and advanced into the Second Wave of Feminism in the mid-20th century. Advancing into the second wave, women addressed additional issues…

She tries to tackle issues about gender, power, identity and the glass ceiling. Her style is quite distinctive as she uses found photography, which has been altered to have extreme black and white contrast and is overlayed with red and white text. Barbara Kruger became recognized as an artist in the late 60’s when feminism was reviled by the masses and the Women’s strike for equality was still a dream that Betty Friedan was still trying to properly think up. • Early Life • Barbara Kruger was…

ground for what we believe is right to benefit us in the future. We treat others the way we want to be treated without judging them and expect the same. Women are very significant people who should be treated equally because being women is hard. Feminism that occurred affected the society in ways such as inequality and gender roles among…