Feminist film theory

comparing and contrasting Marilyn Stokstad’s arguments in reference to Zirpolo’s, and even my interpretation of the artwork and how it all comes back to relate to femininity. It is no question that Lilian Zirpolo approaches Primavera with a modern-day feminist ideal.…

paper are "Being Real: an introduction" by Rebecca Walker, and "m/other ourselves: a Black queer feminist genealogy for radical mothering" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs. In "Being Real", Rebecca Walker makes the argument that being a feminist does not require someone to fit within a designated space and that women (and men) do not have to limit themselves by what they believe to be feminist and non-feminist ways of living. Alexis Gumbs contends in "m/other ourselves", that mothering is "queer" and…

directing me to the account, and upon investigating, was disgusted. with every scroll, the further down i went, the more enraged i was. blatant disrespect for pressing issues raised by the new wave of feminism were mocked, but not only the issues, but feminists as people as well. countless posts painting women’s rights activists as ugly, lonely, overweight, irrational men haters littered the page. I thought to myself how can “meninsts”, who supposedly established themselves as a voice for…

The theory I have decided to connect domestic violence with would be feminist theory. My reason for choosing feminist theory would be that when doing my research on domestic violence is that in fiscal year 2015, Mississippi law enforcement officers responded to 10,411 domestic violence calls, an increase of more than 170 calls over fiscal year 2014. (Sun Herald 2016). There are five waves that come from this theory. Another reason why I have chosen this theory is because 1 in 4 victim of…

After this first room, there is a room featuring mostly cubist and futurist art, which is an interesting segue considering the female nude as used by cubists are seen by feminists as patriarchal forms because it shows women as passive and faceless and the superiority of the male gaze and sexuality (gouda). Next, there is a room featuring just the art of John Heartfield. After these rooms is the room on “Feminism and Media.” The main panel in this room is smaller than the ones previous, eleven,…

The Resilient Relevancy of Feminist Standpoint Theory Nancy Hartstock’s (1983) Feminist Standpoint Theory possesses resilience worth noting. Published in the early 1980’s, it emerged from a volatile intersection of politics and culture and economics, the era of Reagan and Thatcher and The Invasion of Grenada, Reaganomics, the rise of laissez-faire neoliberalism and trickle-down economics, Star Wars SDI Program and the outbreak of AIDS, the failure to pass an Equal Rights Amendment and the Sex…

Magazine, an American liberal feminist publication. In this essay Ehrenreich aims to convince her audience that women must raise from oppression, take credit for what they deserve, and most importantly, “toughen up.” “But now, at mid-life, I am willing to admit that there are some real and useful things to learn from men. Not from all men- in fact, we may have the most to learn from some of the men we like the least. This realization does not mean that my feminist principles have gone soft with…

Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber” has feminist undertones and overtones. These feministic tones aide in the exposure of male’s objectification, domination and revelation of the female. Specifically, within the text, mirrors are used as a tool to view women as an object rather than human. The placement of mirrors in front of the bed assert power and dominance the Marquis has over the narrator. In addition, the multitude of mirrors allows for the narrator’s self analysis and realization of her…

Derived from the social reaction theory, the labeling theory deals with how offenders react to how society classifies them in which seems to influence further offending as well as more extremely. According to Tibbetts (2012), the theory assumes two perspectives about the people labeled; negative labeling of those living in lower class or minorities and they have no choice but to conform to the theory referred to as hands-off policy. The hands-off policy was convincing in the 1960s and early…

Looking through the lens of different literary theories would disclose information about how literature is examined by different readers. For instance, looking through the perspective of a feminist would lead to better understanding of the foundation for feminist criticism. Likewise, probing through ecological perspectives provide for comprehension of ecocriticism. In Lady Chatterley’s Lover, reading through the lenses of these different literary theories reveal the selections in the novel that…