The Subjection of Women

The influential work of Michel Foucault has provided academic literature a unique theoretical understanding of the self and its relation to subjectivity and power. As Abercrombie, Hill, and Turner (1986, p. 43) stated, Foucault’s work has greatly contributed to the studies on the self, specifically targeting its history. This paper will explore the criticisms regarding Foucault’s ideas about the subject and power. More specifically, this paper will discuss his claims about disciplinary power and…

Why is that always the women are considered lower in standard than men? Why is always a woman that makes a sacrifice by not expressing a wish because they are not allowed to follow their hearts? Why is it justified for a male to cheat on his wife, but the wife is not able to question him? Why are women always portrayed as subjected to men? Well, I will be talking about Euripides’ Medea and the portrait of Isabella d'Este to further explain on how these two women portray their roles. However,…

Comparing Rousseau and Mill on Liberty In this essay, I would like to contrast and compare the concept of liberty in Jean Jacques Rousseau's “the Social Contract Theory”, which was written in 1762 and J.S. Mill's On liberty, which was written in 1859. In a fact, the authors were born different century and also, had different ideas. They were successfully influence the society by sharing their ideas. In the writings, both Rousseau and Mill mainly discourses about the relationship…

In the early 1700’s, philosophers and thinkers studied topics important to them and society. Philosophers met in english drawing rooms and discussed things such as government, politics, economics, and social struggles. This brought about the Age of Reason or Enlightenment Period. The Enlightenment was a time that brought thought and reason to the people in society with the help of philosophers. John Locke was one of the many philosopher of The Enlightenment who believed in natural rights and…

Book Review: Southern Horrors: Women and the Politics of Rape and Lynching In the book titled, Southern Horrors: Women and the Politics of Rape and Lynching, Feimster attempt to touch on the topic of race, gender, lynching, rape, violence and politics. Feimster illustrate these points from the perspective of Rebecca Felton and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Historically, both women were known for fighting for women suffrage; however, they differ upon the ideology of, “who the real victim is?” In order…

for every person to be equal and share the same rights. In document “A” it states this by saying “There is nothing more evident, than that creatures of the same species and rank … should also be equal one amongst another without subordination or subjection.” Stating everyone of any rank should be equal has made a big impact on todays society by everyone still stands by that and sees being equal as a big part in how we live today.…

the population. For example, some advertisements have targeted men and women for decades, embedding the idea in their minds that women “love to be dominated.” Several brands of diverse products such Chase & Sanborn coffee depicted women being spanked by her partner during the 1950’s, Van Heusen clothing in the 1960’s portrayed women’s subjection, by skewed attitudes towards men and Max shoes during modern times diminished women by portraying a female model strapped to a man’s shoe. These are…

Susan B. Anthony played a major role in women receiving the right to vote. Her life was dedicated to fighting for civil rights. She never gave up on getting women the civil rights that they deserved. Women's voting rights were extremely controversial during Ms. Anthony’s time. Susan Anthony had the courage to stand up and fight for what she believed in, because of this, every woman should appreciate her. Minorities are included in the many different groups of people that would not have received…

stage. She represents all the Indian women who starved for self-identity and a proper place in the society. The novel explores the idea that though India achieved freedom, Indian women are still struggling for their own independence. The fight for female autonomy and separate identity is still in the process. If a woman tries to go beyond her boundaries, she is cast away from the society. She becomes alienated from her own family. It is sad to note that women still have to face the…

“The myth of the Latin Women” Judith Ortiz Coler examines the impact towards the stereotype. Coler remarks “When a Puerto Rican girl is dressed in her idea of what attractive meets a man from the mainstream culture who has been trained to react to certain types of clothes as sexual signs”. This shows me how society just care what's in the outside and not in the inside, similar situation with males. Females have been compared to males for a long time. It has been said that women are inferior to…