Shock wave

Feminist theory is a fairly new approach to the IR discipline and the aim is to produce knowledge that helps inform practices to improve the lives of women. Feminists use the experience of women to make research that is beneficial to women. In doing so they believe that their viewpoints might uncover aspects of reality that is hidden by more conventional approaches. Feminists believe that by paying attention to experiences of women IR theories might be reformulated and the understanding of world…

In the short article “The Failure of Feminism” the author, Phyllis Chelser, wants to inform readers how feminism has now changed into something with which feminists of the past may not agree. Feminism can be a touchy topic at times that people may want to just avoid. It has a very unique history as well. Originally, feminism started with the women’s fight for the right to vote. Later on feminism carried to other individual issues such as woman wanting to escape from normal gender roles and…

Third wave feminism is the composition of several diverse strains of feminist theories that emerged around the early 1990s, although much like the movement itself it’s origins are subject to a great deal of debate. When Rebecca Walker famously declared in 1992 “I am the Third Wave”, she opened the doors to a movement that moved past what they perceived as the second wave’s ideological rigidity (Walker). This essay explores a wide range of academic discourse on third-wave feminism with the…

This essay will firstly discuss the main features of Iranian New Wave cinema that made it distinctive from any other around the world, whilst also providing information on the contextual conditions that allowed for this new genre of cinema to flourish amidst an atmosphere of state repression. The latter part of the essay will then be used to identify the similarities that can be drawn between the films of Iranian New Wave and those examined previously in the module, focusing primarily on the…

are three waves of feminism which span different time periods and cover different struggles that have been overcome for women. Many diverse issues have been covered in the first three waves but there is still a lot to be done not only with things that weren’t touched on in the first three but also defining and taking a new stance or approach on the critical problems faced in the first three waves. There are a lot of new perspectives that have come about especially since the third wave that need…

Feminism is a powerful word and a movement that has inspired and empowered many with the simple meaning and goal for there to be equality between genders in all areas of life. There have been dozens of artistic and literary pieces which have contributed in some way to the spread of feminism. Feminist literature is considered to be a work which supports the goal of feminism, equality, and typically draws attention to the inequality problems between men and women in different areas of life, such…

The phrase “New Wave” was a blanket term given to a materializing film movement in Europe in the late1950’s and 1960’s, mainly in France, Italy, and England where an abrupt manifestation of brilliant films emerged. This movement consisted of two groups of directors, the Cahiers , majorly consisting of critics turned filmmakers and the Left Bank who consisted of individuals who went straight into filmmaking. Jean-Luc Godard was within the Cahier division. In collaboration with Francois Truffaut,…

Early poetic realism films such as Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game criticized the corruption, and, immorality of the French upper class; as if recalling these years, Claude Chabrol’s The Unfaithful Wife partakes in a similar criticism of the French bourgeoisie. At the start of the film, the audience is introduced to the seemingly perfect yet wealthy Desvallées family. The family is portrayed as being perfect as they embody the qualities of a conservative family including morality, good taste…

The two waves of U.S. feminism were made in time of social change, in which numerous women began scrutinizing their social and political standards. The first wave of the feminist movement lasted from the late 19th century until 1920 when the fundamental goal was equal rights and the right to vote. The second wave of feminism focused more on female sexuality, the family, contesting the social and economic role of women, and many groups meant to empower women to embrace their identities and fight…

The Disease Known as Political Correctness Political correctness has evolved from something that shouldn’t be taken seriously and has quickly destroyed any opposing views. The official description of political correction utilized by most is the practice of silencing opposing opinions that dwell on the concept of race, religion, or sex that might be offensive to some. The origin of this joke is just that, a joke. Taken from a comic strip, the term was utilized as a joke of sorts mocking how the…