Feminist literary criticism

Kelton Clark History 2300 Exam #1 Question:Define Progressivism. What role did women play in the Progressive movement? What were the Progressives’ goals? Progressivism is a very interesting topic within history that had a big impact overall. It overall really supported social reform. It came about during the Age of Enlightenment Era, in which this social reform became prominent. In simpler terms Progressivism can be defined as the support that was given behind the social reform. This was very…

connotation; because of this, many don’t want to be associated with it. Now in day many people tend to see feminists as angry women who hate men and seek to be the dominant gender. The people who choose to not be associated with the word are often afraid of the judgement from others. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote the book We Should All Be Feminist in which she explains what it means to be a feminist, “a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes”, and the…

light his eyes will be dazzled” and I feel that that is exactly what happened to me when I learned the truth of feminism. I was astounded by what I found out and it was great when I learned about this thing called feminism because I realized I was a feminist I realized how I believe in the same principles they believe…

You Can Do, I Can Do… According to Merriam-Webster, feminism is “the belief that women and men should have equal rights and opportunities” (Merriam-Webster). The definition was the same for feminist. The modern-day population see both words completely different; feminism being soft and with grace versus feminist wanting to be just like or better than men. In Claire Miye Stanford’s “You’ve Got The Wrong Song: Nashville and Country Music Feminism” tells readers just how distinct these words can be…

Their songs are not “overtly political or feminist,” and have no mention of popular feminist themes such as abortion or birth control. We find more of femininity in the lyrics as it is more about women being respected, standing on their own and standing up for themselves. Juliette’s hits include “Telescope” which warns…

Feminism is wanting women to be equal to men (Haslanger). Feminism is being able to express yourself as a woman and not being tied down by society norms or even people (Haslanger). This expression can be seen as crazy to some, but it sure can lead to being an icon and being at the top of the charts (McDermott). Gwen Stefani proves that girls can express themselves and reach success by juggling numerous things throughout her life, expressing herself through fashion and crazy hair colors, and by…

Concept ID #2: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Traditional Gender Roles Equality between the sexes is a popular topic in the 21st century. Charlotte Perkins Gilman laid the foundation for feminist theory in her work “Women and Economics” by analyzing traditional gender roles and the inequalities between these roles. She wrote in a way that demanded the men in power to listen to her work in a meaningful manner. The oppression that Gilman speaks of throughout this work is still very relevant in today’s…

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s essay Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History, is an excellent example of analytical social history, that is aimed to educate other historians, women, and others interested in social history (the history of groups that might not have participated in mainstream life), the intersectionality of women’s history, and pop-culture. Ulrich’s essay uses several rhetorical devices to create a convincing argument for the existence of collaborative history and the importance of…

Natalie Stoljar in her journal, Autonomy, Oppression, and Gender, argues that adaptive preferences can undermine an agent’s autonomy. Stoljar explains that there are two types of arguments against her theory. The first argument Stoljar discusses is by Anita Superson. This argument claims that deformed desires impair autonomy. The second argument, which is the argument Stoljar undertakes as her own, is that deformed desires are autonomy impairments, which she names adaptive preferences. Stoljar…

emphasized the primary forms of nature in a cropped photograph method she learned from photographer, Paul Strand. Many critics assume there is hidden symbolism in her artwork that leads her audience to believe she is working towards an outer goal, a feminist movement. Although many of her flower paintings indeed look like a woman’s intimates from an angle, none can be said more true of than Grey Line with Black, Blue, and Yellow. O 'Keeffe makes an interesting statement in associating the vagina…