Socialist feminism

demonstrates how the feminised Latina image was commodified to maintain friendly relations between the US and Latin America and “construct a new, intimate relationship between American housewives and a multinational plantation company” (Bananas 2). Since feminism is relatively new to IR, some scholars are preoccupied with ‘slotting’ it into an existing overarching theoretical arena, most commonly within a branch of liberalism. For example, although Ruiz acknowledges “how feminist theory explains…

Alecia Beth Moore, well known as Pink is an American singer and songwriter. Pink is constantly being displayed as ‘tough and wild’ but her soft rock song “Dear Mr. President” shows her politically and socially conscious side. The song was written in 2005 and sooner released in 2006. Just as there are different genres in books and movies there are also different genres in music videos. There are three main genres, these are narrative, conceptual and performance. However, music videos can be a…

In most early civilizations, women were treated as inferiors to men, and occasionally as their property. In both primary accounts, standards for women are illustrated, allowing one to draw similarities between the limitations, expectations, and ability to have a voice that women contained in both Chinese and Indian societies. The Chinese documents Mother of Mencius by Liu Xiang and Ban Zhao’s Admonitions For Women by Ban Zhao reflect propriety at the time and reveal limitations and expectations…

Back in the days, women’s social ranks were purposely lowered due to the idea of males being more superior. “My Mother Never Worked” by Bonnie Smith-Yackel, “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady, and “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid all depict the idea of a woman’s work in a male dominant society. In today’s society, a “woman’s work” is more valued because they are seen as hardworking and independent while having the willingness and ability to change stereotypical gender roles. Women are now shown as more…

The Bonnie and Sam series offers a contested space in terms of gender representation as, whilst, the representations are multifaceted, they are also problematic. The protagonists, in the Bonnie and Sam series, are dualistic in their gendered characterisation. The series was functions within a “range of contradictory notions about what it means[s] to be a girl” (Forman-Brunell and Eaton, 2009, 358). The Bonnie and Sam series seeks to absorb a range of gendered ideals to present a coherent version…

Alice Walker states,“While many women had found their voices, they also knew when it was better not to use it.” Janie Crawford must find her voice in a world where oppression of women is common. For Janie, finding her voice does not only mean being able to speak up for herself, but also realizing who she is as a person. In her early years, people limit Janie’s voice because of the belief that a woman’s opinions are not valuable. As she grows older, Janie finds her voice, and she also learns how…

Popular Culture: Beauty and Sexuality in the 1950’s Unit 2 Response Paper SaJuanna McCrary Arizona State University WST 371-Professor Michelle McGibbney Vlahoulis Popular Culture: Beauty and Sexuality in the 1950’s Unit 2 Response Paper After the war America had a different battle within the construct of their societal expectations and views specifically regarding women. Previously they had needed women to leave their role of homemakers and work in jobs solely held by men (Haralovich,…

feminist’. “Anytime I remember how I once disavowed feminism, I am ashamed of my ignorance” (Gay xii). She was always a feminist, but she was never vocal about her ideas. Gay realized that this was wrong, and slowly started to progress, and started to be more vocal about her ideas. Feminism is a controversial issue, which the author discusses indepthly, this appeals to the audience because the entire book is very appealing to people with any type of feminism views, the main idea of this…

Women’s representation in our culture is no new problem. As long as society as existed, it has been a topic of debate. The overwhelming pressure on both men and women by the media can sometimes be suffocating. In the article Out-of-Body Image by Caroline Heldman, she writes about how women are influenced by the media to think of themselves as objects. To be viewed by people through how they appear, and how society wants them to appear. At younger and younger ages, women and girls are sexualized…

Dove Brand Advertisement: Real Beauty Campaign The Central Claim of the Advertisement While the advertisement was made to emphasize primarily on women, men can also relate to the author’s message. The purpose of the advertisement was to reflect the exacting standards the media has placed on persons. Women are continuously given the message that to be beautiful and attractive, one has to be stick thin and have perfect skin and thin (Barry 4). However, the central claim is that all women are…