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History of Art Department). As I interpreted an essay that she had written named “Dirty Commerce: Art Work and Sex work since the 1970s”. Her article covers different subjects and issues, such as feminism and prostitution, prostitutes in art, women critics, and women performance artist.…

The scholarship of religion has historically borrowed from the fields of anthropology and sociology in its analysis of religious practices. In response to the displacement of understanding around religion into a fully observable and explainable phenomenon, a subset of scholars have argued to bring back an understanding of religion that is theological, giving respect to divine factors. One such scholar, German theologian and philosopher Friedrich Schleiermacher pushed the envelope within the…

the belief that men and women are should be economically, politically, and social equal and women should have the opportunities and same rights. Men and women are in different ways on how they are presented as a work of art, considering that these critics are examined…

and the fear that poetry could corrupt the morals of the individual. Disputing these accusations, Sidney argues that history and philosophy and wrongfully hold their status as superior forms of knowledge. Sidney removes the authority of poetry’s critics by emphasising how poetry works as a genre and uses persuasive techniques, such as repetition, metaphor and highly logical language to manipulate the reader and balance his controversial…

was preserving the Union by avoiding emancipation for as long as possible. Lincoln’s lack of transparency about his eventual plans to emancipate were also a mistake. He put a lot of energy in trying to discretely allude to this plans which many critics did not even pick up on. He could have been upfront which would have significantly decreased the amount of backlash and criticism. Yes, this was a political choice to make emancipation seem like an…

presented in the story, is they any dates used, what's the background of the author or main character, etc. I would have all these questions in the back of my mind if I wanted to understand this story with a historical view. Now if I were a history critic reading this piece I would have got the feeling this story has to do with history. I say this because a couple of old pieces was presented in this story; the keywords I saw was American history, tribal stories, and 15,00 years older. These…

how African Americans were treated allows the reader to understand how hard it was for them to live during this time period. The literary critics wrote “the novel (The Bluest Eye) graphic depiction of violence and racism is integral to its audacious foray into the new problematic history of the Great Depression” (Terzieva-Artemis, Rossitsa). These two critics also took note on how the racism after the Great Depression made it extremely hard for African…

without a hint of moralizing and judgment the religious beliefs that were at the root of tribal practice, is a reason to find this book pro-human and within that, pro-Indian.” (TallBear pg.2) TallBear analyzes negative reviews of the book, and blames critics of automatically accusing Krech of distorting the…

The significance of a book may not come until many years after its initial release. “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman was first dismissed by the critics of her time. It was not until many years later that critics and society would learn to understand her writing. One of the reasons it took so long for the importance of the “Yellow Wallpaper” to be recognized was because it brought to light the real unrealistic expectations women were facing during that time. Readers especially male at…

discussion of Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, some interrelated questions have emerged around the ability of the novel to empower Afghan women, and the significance of their representations as both strong and at the same time disposable. Critics have long debated whether or not The Kite Runner, with its representations and scenes, is a feminist novel. In "The Kite Runner Concept Analysis", the author suggests that gender roles are clearly presented in the novel. He also suggests that…