Feminist film theory

There are many different ideologies on what the definition of a feminist is. When the word feminist appears it is automatically correlated with a connotation that most people want to distance themselves away from. This is a prevalent issue for women that want to identify themselves as a feminist because they have to challenge what society and culture’s beliefs are. To explain the negative connotation of feminism, first the concept of feminism needs to be defined. Throughout mass media it…

on the black community, celebrates womanhood and aims at achieving an inclusive culture in oppressed and all communities. It is known to be black feminism. Womanism became popular in the 1960’s in consequence of the Civil Rights Movement. Black feminists formed various of groups to address many issues and second-wave feminism was involved. What is second-wave feminism? It is women in 1960s, influenced and inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, women of all ages began to fight to secure…

There is nothing wrong with being a strong, independent woman. There is also nothing wrong with being a feminist. Women fighting to be recognized as independent or as a feminist are not wrong. Yet being aggressive with the fight will not help. Getting the point of independence and equality across to someone can be done without attempting to be forceful about the point. When a woman can address her point civilly, she is presenting her point and herself in a very professional and gracious manner.…

Bad Feminist Roxane Gay writes a book, “Bad Feminist”, where she breaks the stereotype of feminists to inform the public what it signifies to be a feminist. She explains to the readers that she is a “bad feminist because I never want to be placed on a Feminist Pedestal” (Gay xi). This “Feminist Pedestal” she mentions throughout the book is a figurative symbol that depicts the women who ought to be flawless since they are the face of feminism, yet whenever they do something wrong, “we knock them…

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…

story, “The Smallest Woman in the World”, the reader will be able to identify the story’s allegory of superior and inferior and will see the depiction of social issues that stem from a postcolonial and racial scope, in deconstruction, that reveal feminist undertones due to the lack of intersectionality between the characters. Imperialism is this idea that one country could extend its…

The Analysis of About Marriage The article “About Marriage’’ written by Danielle Crittenden objects to the views feminist have with traditional marriage from the selection What Our Mothers Didn’t Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman (1999). In this article Crittenden talks about the impact the feminist movement had on marriage. Crittenden blatantly disagrees with the feminist view on traditional marriage. Danielle Crittenden is a former columnist for the New York Post; Crittenden is…

Feminist Ethics challenges us to revise, reformulate and rethink traditional ethics to the extent it devaluates women 's moral interpretations. Among other feminist thinkers that will be discussed in this essay, Alison Jaggar faults traditional ethics for letting women down in many ways. Significantly it shows less concern for women 's as opposed to men 's issues and interests and overvalues culturally masculine attributes such as hierarchy, domination and transcendence. Whilst undervalues…

Our human community and population existence depends solely upon healthy systems of plants, water, soil, and air around the world. The pollution and destruction of these natural systems has been studied since the sixties, and from this study the science of ecology and ecofeminism emerged. Ecofeminism concerns the male domination over women in the world and its connection to the destruction of the natural world. Nature and women both hold a very inferior position in the world, which, link them…

In the past few centuries, feminists have taken it upon themselves to combat the misogyny and sexism women face by speaking up through any form, including poetry. They have touched on subjects such as women embracing their sexuality, the acknowledgement of the intersectionality of cultural identities, and the objectification and commodification of women. Poetry can be used to make political statements, so it should not be surprising that women would use the art form to voice their opposition to…