Fetishism

Profiling is one of the many tools that forensic psychologists have at their disposal in order to assist the legal system and law enforcement in arresting and prosecuting criminals. Profiling is done in two different ways: deductive and inductive. Through the deductive method one starts with a broad theory or hypothesis and then breaks that theory down to come to a conclusion based on evidence. The inductive method is the opposite. It takes observations and examples and uses them to conclude…

I argue Lady Audley’s portrait is crucial to the movement and culmination of Braddon’s novel. Its symbolic implications are multivalent: as Lynette Felber writes, ‘[the portrait] protests the power and authority of the male gaze; it anatomizes fetishistic desire; and it raises questions about the construction of women and their sexuality in Victorian society’. Structurally, the portrait heralds the fate of Lady Audley by revealing her dual nature, by implicating a significant secret, and by…

Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is considered part of the literary canon. Its status as a part of the canon has been subject to much debate. On one hand, the novel is considered a social critique of European imperialism. On the other, it is deemed a product of racism and dehumanization of the African people. While both of these arguments are perfectly valid, a contemporary view that acknowledges Conrad’s limited view of Africa would recognize that the unsatisfactory depiction of the African…

He’s certainly known for his boldness when it comes to tackling grave issues in our society. In his movies, he had referred to issues like war, environmental depletion, the inequities of totalitarian regimes, people’s enslavement to commodity fetishism, and many more. Miyazaki believe that the people involved in the animation industry tend to avoid real issues or even masquerade them with fantasies and illusions, they’re just willing…

Initial access: face the offending in exhibition Motivation Why we feel offensive when we saw a case study in class? Some of my group members felt sad and couldn’t accept what artist managed to do. At that time, I have a strong curiosity about our reaction. What causes our feeling? How far can we tolerate this discomfort? Is there any prohibition in curating? Introduction In the following paragraphs, I start from audience experience and explain feeling through empathy and social context. Then,…

skin and devalued light skin. Those with lighter skin were given more opportunities. These two benefits encourage many Mexican women to marry Anglo men. This left Mexican men out of the equation which started the hatred of Mexican women and the fetishism of Mexican women. These statements said by the president elect have a horizontal pull of hysteria, hatred, and anger. He went further with his statement and not only criminalizes Mexican men but also women. This takes away any power that Mexican…

Placing 2nd in the Short Story category of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards of 2015, “Sundays at the Cordozas’” by Larissa Mae R. Suarez is centered on Elise, the most dutiful of daughters, wives, and mothers. Through her marriage to Tonio of the Cardoza clan, Elise has built a life for herself and her family, complete with a beautiful house and groomed children. When her son, Joaquin, gets engaged to Nora, a provincial scholar, her central beliefs are tested as she doubts approval of the…

youth in the 1970s. While rap 's history seems brief its connection to the African oral convention, which gives rap a lot of its present social hugeness, additionally establishes rap in a long-standing history of oral students of history, expressive fetishism, and political promotion. At the heart of the African oral convention is the West African3 thought of…

women are often cast only when the script calls for them or to fill promiscuous and degenerate roles. Such casting supports the stereotype that black women are sexmongering, obedient objects, all while fulfilling the negrophilic appetite for black fetishism in concert with oversexualization”…

her hands outward (as if she were a rack) with thigh high, lace-up leather boots and revealing lingerie. The third piece to the set, Chair, consists of a woman in bondage, wearing leather or latex clothing as well. His sculptures hint at rubber fetishism and BDSM and represent studies of forniphilia. Thus, Allen Jones’ portrays forniphilia, which is an extreme form of bondage where bounded submissives act as furniture, by making his sculptural female subjects into furniture pieces. Allen…