Feminist film theory

Black, White, Asian, and Hispanic women all have one thing in common. They all have dealt with some form of oppression. bell hooks exemplifies a woman who seeks change and improvement in the feminist movement. When bell hooks enrolled in a graduate class on Feminist Theory she realized all her readings were written by white women and one black man. She had every right to be curious of the works from women of different cultures. Did I mention bell hooks was black? Oppression has no color or…

Higginbotham correctly identifies two major fallacies of the traditional feminist historical lens that prevents it from being accessible to women of color. Her first issue is of the overwhelming omission of black female perspectives in mainstream historical analyses of gender which create an incomplete picture of gender oppression. Her indict of the new wave of feminist theories center around the problem of theorists “find[ing] little to say race.” Higginbotham’s extrapolations indicate that the…

“Feminist Manifesto” and “How Cruel is The Story of Eve” One of the ways feminism began, was within women’s literature. In Mina Loy’s “Feminist Manifesto”, she writes about how woman are not treated the same as men, women are treated as less. “How Cruel Is the Story of Eve”, by Stevie Smith, also discusses the inequalities between man and woman. These two pieces of literature have a lot of thoughts in common, despite the different time periods the authors wrote them in. Mina Loy and Stevie…

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of feminism is, “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” I think feminism is overall equality in all of life. What I like about this definition is how it doesn’t define sexes, because most believe feminism is just for females, but it’s about equality for all sexes. A concept about feminism that some people believe is true, but isn’t, is that feminists hate men. Feminism is about equality for all genders. Feminism is…

Merriam-Webster dictionary as “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” In The Scarlet Letter, an American Romantic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the comparisons of characters reveals his underlying belief that men and women are innately equal. However, he also believes that a feminist revolution is not possible because of society. Hawthorne’s ambiguous views on feminism have spurred critics to write on his views of women and feminist movements. Hawthorne…

1. Discuss the differences in how conflict theorists and symbolic interactionists view the issue of gender and housework. In regards to the belief in equality among men and women, Symbolic Interactionist are firm believers. They study the different experiences and perspectives in a successful marriage. If the woman is financially contributing to the home, then the man can contribute to the house work and vise versa. I see this becoming more and more common and I praise it. As society has grown…

Feminist Ideology in Roxana The introduction of the novel within the Restoration time period sparked a literary revolution involving the ways in which readers and writers alike were able to experiment with the concept of identity, and begin to examine the possibility of individuals functioning outside of their traditional societal roles. One narrative in particular, Defoe’s The Fortunate Mistress, works to challenge the prevailing roles of women in society by considering the possibility of a…

Just as WOC are told bringing up race in the feminist movement is divisive, they are told bringing up gender-based issues deters from addressing the perceived larger issue of racism, “A lot of black men said we were airing dirty laundry by talking about rape. Someone called me an agent provocateur for…

were the turbulent times in American history. Under the influence of the civil rights movement, the feminist movement came to a climax, from the social edge to the social center. The feminist movement is a social movement aimed at securing equal rights for women and giving women the same status as men. Since women, like men, are rational people, they should have the same rights as men. Feminists have found that, despite the obvious results of women's efforts to achieve equality in the…

Introduction Savitribai Phule was probably first feminist philosopher in colonial India. She was not a typical passive Indian woman who blindly followed her husband. She is a Mother of women Education and vision of her philosophy is to give freedom to woman from so called Indian tradition. She was a courageous woman who stood by her husband and supported all his radical initiatives. She was a major figure of her time. She was revolutionary in her own right. Savitribai Phule’s Writings: • Kavya…