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Widati, Sri. "Feminisme dalam Sastra Jawa Sebuah Gambaran Dinamika Sosial." ATAVISME 12, no. 1 (June 30, 2009): 83–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.24257/atavisme.v12i1.160.83-96.
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Artikel ini bertujuan membahas feminisme dalam sastra Jawa, salah satu sastra etnis di Indonesia yang masih eksis sampai saat ini. Sebelum kemunculan pengarang perempuan, perempuan dalam sastra Jawa ditulis oleh pengarang laki-laki sehingga mereka dideskripsikan sebagai makhluk tak berdaya dan setia pada pria, bukan sebagai sosok atau figur yang kuat. Baru tahun 1917-an, dengan munculnya pengarang perempuan muda dari Yogya dan Surabaya, persepsi feminisme dalam sastra Jawa berubah. Dalam karya-karyanya, mereka mendemonstrasikan solidaritas terhadap perempuan yang menjadi korban ketidaksetaraan gender. Saat ini, sastra Jawa feminis ditulis baik oleh pengarang perempuan maupun laki-laki. Pengarang perempuan menyuguhkan sebuah konsep feminisme yang mengarah pada kesetaraan gender, sementara pengarang laki- laki berusaha untuk membela perempuan tertindas dengan cara laki-laki
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This article is aimed to discuss feminism in Javanese literature, one of the ethnical literatures in Indonesia which still exist up till now. Prior to the emergence of female authors, women in the Javanese literature had been written by male authors so that they had been described as being submissive and loyal to men instead of an image or figure of strong ones. Not until 1917s, by the emergence of young female authors from Yogya and Surabaya, did the perception of feminism in Javanese literature change. In the works, they have demonstrated solidarity to women who became the victims of gender inequality. At the present time, feminist Javanese literatures are written by either female or male author. Female authors present a feminism concept which leads to gender equality, whereas male authors make an effort to defend oppressed women by manly methods.
Keywords: feminist, Javanese literature, gender equality, female authors
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Wejbert-Wąsiewicz, Ewelina Izabela. "Feminizm w polskiej literaturze kobiet." Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska, sectio L – Artes 15, no. 2 (September 19, 2018): 97. http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/l.2017.15.2.97.
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<p>Przedmiotem rozważań dla niniejszego szkicu są przede wszystkim wątki feministyczne obecne w polskiej literaturze kobiet. Tekst podejmuje refleksję dotyczącą następujących kwestii: czy istnieje zjawisko literatury feministycznej w Polsce; czy wątki feministyczne są charakterystyczne tylko dla sztuki kobiet; jakie feminizmy obecne są w literaturze kobiet? Socjologiczna badania pokazują, iż w Polsce feminizm nie zyskuje aprobaty społecznej nawet wśród kobiet doświadczającyh nierówności płciowych. Ciagle pokutuje negowanie pozytywnej roli feminizmu, zakorzeniiła sie silnie postawa antyfeministyczna mająca żróło w braku wiedzy, streotypach odnośnie do ruchu kobiet. Ewa Malinowska wiele lat temu argumentowała, że ruch feministyczny w Polsce jest działaniem jednostek a nie kolektywnej pracy aktorów społecznych. Rodzimych korzeni literatury związanej z femiznimem upartuje się <em>Entuzjstkach</em> Narcyzy Żmichowskiej. Skupione wokół tego ruchu pisarki angażowały się w polityczną i edukacyjną działalność. Po okresie I wojny światowej, wraz z zyskaniem praw do głosowania i edukacji rodzima literatura kobiet zaatakowała zerwaniem wielu społecznych, obyczajowych tabu, w tym seksulanych, np. ciąża, macierzyństwo, aborcja, małżeństwo (G. Zapolska, Z. Nalkowska, M. Kuncewiczowa, P. Gojawiczyńska, I. Krzywicka, A. Gruszecka, H. Boguszewska and many others).Druga wojna światowa i póżniejszy PRL przysłoniły idee feministyczne, ważne tematy i problemy dla kobiet. Sytuacja uległa zmiane po 1989 roku wraz z debiutami pisarek nie tylko opisujących doświadczenia kobiece ale także otwarcie declarującycmi sympatię do feminizmu w wywiadach (np. Manuela Gretkowska, Izabela Filipiak, Olga Tokarczuk, Natasza Goerke). Współczesne literatura nie jest ofensywna, pisarki nie walczą i nie deklarują otwarcie femistycznej postawy, wartości.</p><p><strong>Feminism in Polish Women’s Literature</strong></p>SUMMARY<p>The subject of discussion in this sketch is first of all feminist themes present in Polish women’s literature. The text considers the following questions: whether the phenomenon of feminist literature exists in Poland; whether feminist themes are characteristic only of women’s art; what feminisms are present in women’s literature? Sociological studies show that feminism is not socially approved even among women who experience gender inequalities. The denial of the positive role of feminism still persists, and there is a deeprooted antifeminist attitude stemming from ignorance and stereotypes. Many years ago Ewa Malinowska argued that the feminist movement in Poland consisted in the activity of individuals rather than the collective work of social activists. The native roots of literature associated with feminism are sought in Narcyza Żmichowska’s Enthusiasts (Entuzjastki) group. The women writers participating in this movement were involved in political and educational activities. After World War One, after women were granted voting rights and right to education, women’s literature in Poland touched on many social and moral taboos, including sexual, such as pregnancy, maternity, abortion, or marriage (G. Zapolska, Z. Nałkowska, M. Kuncewiczowa, P. Gojawiczyńska, I. Krzywicka, A. Gruszecka, H. Boguszewska, and others). World War Two and the period of People’s Poland pushed feminist ideas and women’s important problems and subjects into the deep background. The situation changed after 1989 with the debuts of women writers who not only described female experiences but also openly declared their sympathies towards feminism in interviews (e.g. Manuela Gretkowska, Izabela Filipiak, Olga Tokarczuk, and Natasza Goerke). Contemporary literature is not aggressive, however: women writers do not fi ght and do not openly espouse feminist attitudes and values.</p>
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Nugraha, Dipa, and Suyitno Suyitno. "Pendekatan Sastra Bandingan Feminis Atas Variasi Gubah Ulang Agni Pariksha Sita dalam Tiga Sajak Indonesia." ATAVISME 23, no. 1 (June 30, 2020): 62–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.24257/atavisme.v23i1.628.62-74.
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Babak Agni Pariksha (percobaan api atas Sita) di dalam kisah Ramayana telah menginspirasi banyak sastrawan Indonesia di dalam menghasilkan karya-karya sastra. Selama ini kajian mengenai karya yang terinspirasi oleh Agni Pariksha sudah banyak dilakukan, tetapi belum ada yang menggunakan pendekatan sastra bandingan feminis. Di samping itu, masih terdapat keraguan mengenai keterlibatan laki-laki di dalam feminisme dan/atau kritik terhadap sistem patriarki. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan sastra bandingan feminis terhadap tiga sajak: Asmaradana karya Subagio Sastrowardoyo, Sita Sihir karya Sapardi Djoko Damono, dan Sepucuk Surat Sita Sebelum Labuh Pati karya Soni Farid Maulana. Pembacaan cermat dan analisis isi dilakukan atas ketiga sajak untuk menyibak makna laten bernuansa feminisme sembari dibandingkan dengan kisah asli Ramayana. Penelitian ini menghasilkan temuan bahwa ketiga sajak mengkritik representasi ideal dari konstruksi relasi gender heteroseksual di dalam sistem patriarki yang terbangun dari kisah Ramayana. Temuan ini memberikan bukti bahwa laki-laki pun dapat mengajukan kritik terhadap sistem patriarki dari posisi mereka sebagai laki-laki dan sekaligus mengartikulasikan pandangan mereka yang koheren dengan gerakan feminisme[A Comparative Feminist Approach on the Variety of Re-writing Sitas Agni Pariksha in Three Indonesian Poems] Agni Pariksha (Sitas Fire Ordeal) in Ramayana has inspired many Indonesian writers. Previous studies on the writings inspired by Agni Pariksha in Indonesian literature have never used feminist comparative literature approach. Moreover, there have been doubts on the involvement of men in feminism and/or in criticizing patriarchy. This study used feminist comparative literature approach on three Indonesian poems: Asmaradana by Subagio Sastrowardoyo, Sita Sihir by Sapardi Djoko Damono, and Sepucuk Surat Sita Sebelum Labuh Pati by Soni Farid Maulana. These poems were close read and analyzed using content analysis to reveal their potential profeminism messages whilst also compared to the story of Ramayana. This study found that the three poems criticize the ideal representation of heterosexual gender relation construction in the patriarchal system based on the story of Ramayana. The findings suggest that men are able to give criticism towards the patriarchal system from their subject position as men while at the same time also articulate their pro-feminism stance.Keywords: Agni Pariksha; feminist comparative literature; existentialist feminism; subject question;subject in situation
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Uma, Abdullahi Dahiru, and Baba Musa Y. M. "The History of Women's Writing." Tasambo Journal of Language, Literature, and Culture 2, no. 01 (May 15, 2023): 40–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.36349/tjllc.2023.v02i01.006.
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The concept feminism encompasses to an intense awareness of feminine identity and concerns, which has become a significant theme in literature since its rise and development. Despite its controversial nature, this essay offers a comprehensive understanding of feminist literature, including various types such as liberal feminism, radical feminism, Marxist feminism, socialist feminism, cultural feminism, black/African feminism, womanism, African womanism and satanism, and mothers. Women writers have contributed aesthetically and intellectually to the progress and development of society, rejecting the notion of inferiority and highlighting their capabilities. The struggle for equal treatment and identity is a recurring theme in feminist literature. The developing force of the women's liberation movement led to an evaluation of texts from a new perspective, shifting interest to women characters and theorists. In Nigeria, particularly the Northern part, women are traditionally restricted from voicing their opinions, and their decisions are made by male-dominating figures. This paper traces the origin of women's writing worldwide, in Africa and Nigeria; using the theoretical frameworks and text analysis to derive data and suggestions on how women writers can improve their literary status in Nigeria, especially the Northern Nigeria.
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Dahlerup, Drude. "Ambivalenser och strategiska val. Om problem kring begreppen särart och jämlikhet i kvinnorörelsen och i feministisk teori." Tidskrift för genusvetenskap 22, no. 1 (June 16, 2022): 17–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.55870/tgv.v22i1.4318.
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Although previous research about the old feminist movement has deconstructed the equality versus difference dichotomy as false, recent Swedish research applies the same dichotomy, arguing that the demise of second wave feminism in Sweden was due to a swing from "equality feminism" "difference feminism". Based on her own extensive research on feminism in the 1960-80's, Dahlerup argues that cultural feminism of that period, including such phenomena as all women bands, films and women's literature, rather should be interpreted as a gigantic search for new feminist identities. Studies of old as well as newer feminist movements show that it has been possible for feminists to argue for equality (the political dimension) without agreeing or even clarifying for themselves the troublesome question of sameness or difference between the sexes (the onthological dimension). This article rejects the new dichotomy of biological essentialism versus constructivism, partly as a consequence of feminist theory's own rejection of the distinction between sex and gender. The article states that all feminisms see women's position as socially constructed, although in varying degrees; and that even "difference feminism" includes some protest against patriarchal biologism. In general, feminism is full of ambivalence and strategic choices rather than dichotomous thinking. The author also modifies the pendulumtheory of historical swings between feminism of sameness and feminism of difference. The article ends with recommendations for feminist movement research: A synchronous perspective is necessary, even in diachronous analyses. Further, dichotomous analytical concepts should be replaced by idealtypes which allow for differences in degree. Finally, it should be considered an empirical question, whether, when and on what issues women in history have constituted a group.
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Nash, Jennifer C., and Samantha Pinto. "Everybody's Maybes: Reproducing Feminism's Bad Objects." South Atlantic Quarterly 122, no. 3 (July 1, 2023): 421–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00382876-10643945.
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In this introduction, we reconsider how we can tell the stories of Black feminist thought and institutional feminist study through uncertainty and incommensurability rather than clear reproducibility of good and bad objects. We then consider the speculative place of reproductive history, metaphor, and technology vis-à-vis intersectionality as a foundational object of worry for and in feminist thought. Taking seriously the sustained focus on white women and white feminism as the quintessential bad objects and actors in the present of US feminism, we engage how the reproductive in Black feminism has been both an occluding and elucidating genre to refract Black women as subjects of a “white” field of feminism and the academy at large. We pay particular attention to the social reproduction of race in analyses of gestation, birth, and motherhood and the opportunities these sites represent for disorienting intersectional analysis rather than shoring up its contours. By challenging feminism's critical attachments to self-evidently ethical objects, this introduction, and this issue, offer a way forward in feminist study that imagines uncertainty as a core method and value of feminist inquiry.
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S, Vinodh. "T. Janakiraman’s ‘Uyirthen’ Novel in Feminism View." International Research Journal of Tamil 4, S-14 (November 28, 2022): 47–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/irjt224s148.
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Feminism has branched out into a three-way approach to the concept of time. Despite the fundamental differences of opinion, the generality can also be seen in the feminist genres that developed into the three divisions of thought. Equality feminism appeared when the inadequacy of moderate feminism was realized. Extremist feminism and its consequent extreme feminism have emerged in the world as a result of the inadequacy of Egalitarian feminism. Today we can see that there is a tendency for women to choose one feminine genre as a thought-provoking guide for their life and ignore the other based on the land, family, social environment, education and economic status. In the pulsating literature of the community, one can find the people of that community and their thoughts. Feminist thought can also be seen in the works of T. Janakiraman, who creates female characters with the power of strength. The purpose of this article is to examine T. Janakiraman's novel 'Survived' by Feminist Thoughts. In T. Janakiraman 's novels, women are portrayed as a powerful personality. There are three types of feminism: T. Janakiraman; Sengamma, Renganayaki and Anusuya can be compared to the three characters in the novel 'Uyirthen'. This comparison will help us to identify the thinking resources of the three-fold feminism, to focus on the creative technique of the female characters and the social value of the woman.
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Dubinina, K. "FEMINISM IN THE BRITISH LITERATURE OF THE END OF XIX-th – BEGINNING OF XX-th CENTURIES; ITS MANIFESTATION FEATURES IN UKRAINIAN LITERATURE (comparative analysis based on the examples from Virginia Wolf and Lesya Ukrayinka works)." Current issues of linguistics and translation studies, no. 19 (October 30, 2020): 66–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.31891/2415-7929-2019-19-14.
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The article goes through the problem of British and Ukrainian feminism nature in the literature of the end of XIX-th – beginning of XX-th centuries basing on comparative, historical, cultural, philosophic and biographical research methods; determining the phenomenon’s peculiarities within both cultural paradigms. It is determined and proven that the feminism as a phenomenon is a principle which determines society’s spiritual development, the epoch maturity and allows one to see historical traditions as well as mentality of nations and countries. So for the most distinct problem’s outline and its peculiarities definition we have analyzed works by Virginia Wolf as a bright representative of the feminist literature and works by Lesya Ukrayinka as one of the most progressive writers of her time. It is determined and proven that features and peculiarities of feminism in British and Ukrainian literatures of the end of XIX-th – beginning of XX-th centuries are: they both were developing under the influence of similar social and cultural tendencies which proves common spiritual space, nations’ and cultures’ dialogue; nature of British and Ukrainian feminism differs in the historical conditions under which the phenomenon appeared (in the UK a woman was traditionally limited in her rights, her behavior was strictly dictated by the social tradition, her fate was foreseen by the unequal laws, whereas in Ukraine a woman had a right for education, was eligible to receive inheritance, she lived in a more flexible mental and cultural surrounding); feminism and its ideas in British and Ukrainian literatures are quite different in their manifestation rate, its position aggression (in British literature the problem is strictly outlined, dissatisfaction is expressed, feminism postulates and propaganda are present; though in Ukrainian literature there isn’t any special accentuation on the problem, rather a strong woman depiction is obvious); to describe British literature of the end of XIX-th – beginning of XX-th centuries it is appropriate to use the strongest definition – Feminist movement, with its manifests and strong presence in literature, whereas in Ukrainian literature having a quite strong position of a woman in society being outlined it’s more appropriate to use determinations like feminist ideas, feminist philosophy.
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Cai, Lanlan. "Analysis of Female Consciousness and Female Image in British and American Literature." Journal of Higher Education Research 3, no. 2 (April 19, 2022): 131. http://dx.doi.org/10.32629/jher.v3i2.738.
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Feminism has always played an important role in British and American literature. Like issues such as racial discrimination, the civil rights movement, and the transgender movement, writers will not forget to show the protagonist's female awareness in their works. In recent years, led by celebrities and various feminist organizations, a new wave of feminism has been making waves around the world. The popularity of women's topics continues unabated, and feminist literary works are increasingly presented to the public. This paper starts from the feminism in British and American literature, analyzes the female images in some classic British and American literature, and expounds the influence of the embodiment of female consciousness on British and American literature.
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T, Kavitha. "Feminine construction in Yatchi Short Story." International Research Journal of Tamil 3, S-1 (April 24, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/irjt21s11.
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‘Feminism’ has emerged in the Western Countries as a political concept concerned with the welfare of women. Over time the literature evolved into a theory of understanding the depictions of women that women create. Some approaches are needed to understand a theory. Thus, to access literature in a feminist perspective, Vijayalakshmi.T in her article identified nine types of Feminist attitudes. This article aims to explore how the first of these approaches “Feminine Construction” is found in Jeyamohan`s Short story “Yatchi”.
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HAMZA REGUIG MOURO, Wassila. "From Feminization of Fiction to Feminine Metafiction in Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters and Woolf’s Orlando." Arab World English Journal For Translation and Literary Studies 4, no. 4 (October 15, 2020): 187–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol4no4.13.
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Feminism developed and widened its scope to different disciplines such as literature, history, and sociology. It is associated with various other schools and theories like Marxism and poststructuralism, as well. In the field of literature, feminist literary criticism managed to throw away the dust that cumulated on women’s writing and succeeded in raising interest in those forgotten female artists. Some critics in the field of feminism claim that there are no separate spheres, masculine and feminine, whereas others have opted for post-feminist thinking. Some women writers used metafiction to write literary criticism. Therefore, how do Gaskell and Woolf implement metafiction in their stories? Accordingly, this work aims at shedding light on Wives and Daughters by Gaskell and Orlando by Woolf to tackle metafiction from a feminist perspective. Examples from both novels about intertextuality, narration, and other aspects, that are part of metafiction, will be provided to illustrate how and where metafiction is used.
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Zainab, Rida, Maria Liaqat, Pakeeza Fatima, and Hassan Bin Zubair. "A Postcolonial Feminist Appraisal of Pakistani English Literature." Journal of Education, Teaching and Social Studies 4, no. 2 (April 25, 2022): p7. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/jetss.v4n2p7.
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This research explores women’s position in Pakistani society. Women are considered an interesting topic for researchers. The following research will show women’s empowerment in male-dominant backgrounds. This research offers a close analysis of women’s presentations by Pakistani English writers. This research is qualitative in nature. It provides a detailed account of information about postcolonial feminism and feminist writers of contemporary times. Portraiture of women is clear in the works of Pakistani English writers. The whole task will be accomplished with the impact of Colonialism. Pakistani modem writers have analyzed and discussed different issues related to women by portraying female characters in their works. Pakistani feminism is considered a part of Post Colonial fiction. Writers have introduced multiple dimensions of feminism. The main purpose of this research is to highlight different aspects which were caused by feminism. The study presents a detailed examination of females adjustment and its effect with great respect to Post Colonialism.
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Zainab, Rida, Maria Liaqat, Pakeeza Fatima, and Hassan Bin Zubair. "A Postcolonial Feminist Appraisal of Pakistani English Literature." Journal of Education, Teaching and Social Studies 4, no. 2 (April 25, 2022): p7. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/jetss.v4n2p7.
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This research explores women’s position in Pakistani society. Women are considered an interesting topic for researchers. The following research will show women’s empowerment in male-dominant backgrounds. This research offers a close analysis of women’s presentations by Pakistani English writers. This research is qualitative in nature. It provides a detailed account of information about postcolonial feminism and feminist writers of contemporary times. Portraiture of women is clear in the works of Pakistani English writers. The whole task will be accomplished with the impact of Colonialism. Pakistani modem writers have analyzed and discussed different issues related to women by portraying female characters in their works. Pakistani feminism is considered a part of Post Colonial fiction. Writers have introduced multiple dimensions of feminism. The main purpose of this research is to highlight different aspects which were caused by feminism. The study presents a detailed examination of females adjustment and its effect with great respect to Post Colonialism.
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Clark, Beverly Lyon, Barbara Christian, Ellen Carol DuBois, Gail Paradise Kelly, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, Carolyn W. Korsmeyer, Lillian S. Robinson, et al. "Feminism and Literature." Contemporary Literature 29, no. 2 (1988): 318. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1208447.
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Shi, He. "Study on Feminist Thoughts in Top Girls." Transactions on Social Science, Education and Humanities Research 8 (June 14, 2024): 127–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.62051/jgdn8m76.
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The development of western feminist literature is close to the development of western feminist movements and theories. With the aid of the theories of Simone de Beauvoir and Irigaray, the paper intends to explain Top Girls written by Caryl Churchill from the way of feminism. It explores the alienation and oppression of feminists themselves, and points out feminists fall into imitating patriarch pattern unconsciously. It manifests the characteristics of postmodern feminism of feminist literature.
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Trevisan, Gabriela Simonetti. "A mulher e a arte: a criação feminina nas palavras de Júlia Lopes de Almeida." Revista PHILIA | Filosofia, Literatura & Arte 2, no. 2 (November 10, 2020): 189–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.22456/2596-0911.103861.
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Este artigo tem como foco uma análise do texto “A mulher e a arte” (sem data), da escritora carioca Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862-1934). Este escrito, recém-publicado na íntegra pela primeira vez, em revista acadêmica, constitui uma conferência da autora na qual ela expõe suas opiniões sobre o tema da arte de autoria feminina, tecendo uma série de críticas de cunho feminista à desigualdade entre os gêneros no espaço da criação artística. Em seu texto, a literata cita diversos nomes de artistas e intelectuais mulheres, de modo a sustentar seu argumento em defesa da potência criativa feminina e assinalar a importância da transformação da cultura patriarcal. Assim, a partir do olhar historiográfico e embasados pela epistemologia feminista, buscamos ressaltar a conferência como fundamental para o estudo da escrita de autoria feminina e feminista no Brasil entre os séculos XIX e XX.Palavras-chave: Júlia Lopes de Almeida. Literatura. Feminismo. AbstractThis article focuses on an analysis of the text “The woman and the art” (undated), by the writer Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862-1934), from Rio de Janeiro. This writing, recently published in full for the first time, constitutes a conference in which the author exposes her opinions on the theme of art of female authorship, weaving a series of feminist criticisms of the inequality between genders in the space of artistic creation. In her text, Júlia lists several names of artists and women intellectuals, in order to support her argument in defense of the feminine creative power and point out the importance of the transformation of patriarchal culture. Thus, from the historiographic perspective and based on feminist epistemology, we seek to emphasize the conference as fundamental for the study of female and feminist writing feminists in Brazil between the 19th and 20th centuries.Keywords: Júlia Lopes de Almeida. Literature. Feminism.
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Malotra-Gaudet, Lauren. "A critical look at the terms feminism, Feminism, and womanism and the applicability, or not, of each in conversation with Toni Morrison’s First and Last Novels The Bluest Eye and Home." Journal of Student Research 4, no. 2 (June 3, 2015): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v4i2.235.
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For the purpose of this paper lower-case-f feminism is used as the umbrella term for the organized activity in support of women's rights and interests founded in the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. Hegemonic Feminism, aka Radical Feminism, has historically left out women who face issues alongside oppression based on gender, namely women of colour. Capital-F Feminism represents this hegemonic Feminism. Alice Walker’s womanism creates a type of feminism specifically for black women and women of colour. In this paper I explore and contrast three different types of feminism, hegemonic “Feminism” and “womanism”, to show how Toni Morrison’s first and last novels The Bluest Eye and Home are definitely womanist texts but are not necessarily considered feminist under the constraints of hegemonic Feminism. I look at the differences between the three terms to show how these novels can and do slip through the cracks and are not labeled as “feminist” texts because they do not comply with “Feminism.” Through plot and character examples I show how these novels are womanist, and because of that they are not able to be considered examples of Feminist texts and are therefore not regarded as canonical Feminist literature, though they do exemplify feminist principles, themes and ideals.
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Weasel, Lisa. "Dismantling the Self/Other Dichotomy in Science: Towards a Feminist Model of the Immune System." Hypatia 16, no. 1 (2001): 27–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2001.tb01047.x.
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Despite the development of a vast body of literature pertaining to feminism and science, examples of how feminist phifosophies might be applied to scientific theories and practice have been limited. Moreover, most scientists remain unfamiliar with how feminism pertains to their work. Using the example of the immune system, this paper applies three feminist epistemologies feminist empiricism, feminist standpoint theory, and feminist postmodernismtoassess competingchims of immune function within a feminist context.
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Szpilka, J. "Feminizm jako źródło cierpień. Doświadczenie niemożliwości trans/feministycznej solidarności w literaturze trans." Czas Kultury XXXIX, no. 4 (December 21, 2023): 33–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.61269/xuwo1625.
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If one is to trust the declarations made by numerous leading thinkers in intersectional feminism, such as Sara Ahmed, solidarity between feminism and trans people should be a given. Transfeminism, as a slogan assuming that a new form of feminist thought can be built on the basis of this solidarity, is a slogan that enjoys enduring popularity, even in the face of the apparent rise of transphobic forms of feminism. At the same time, despite the activist success of such perspectives, a careful reading of contemporary trans literature – literature that seeks to serve as a form of recording and expressing the lived experiences of trans people – indicates that the relationship of “trans” to “feminism” is much more complicated. In the work of authors such as Torrey Peters and Alison Rumfitt, feminism, rather than a movement that can support trans people, appears just as often as a source of their suffering. This article attempts to consider these literary representations of the relationship between feminism and transgender (and especially trans femininity). It leads to the question of what barriers stand in the way of the – so seemingly obvious – trans/feminist solidarity, and whether such solidarity is even possible in a situation that recognizes the irreducibility of the differences and tensions that divide the spaces of transgender and feminism. Keywords: trans femininity, transgender, transphobia, feminism, <i>Detransition, Baby. A Novel</i>, <i>Tell Me I’m Worthless</i>
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Chen, Xuanle, Chang Liu, and Xintong Shi. "The Development of Female Roles: A Comparison between Chinese and Western Literature." Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences 18 (August 11, 2023): 84–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v18i.10960.
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This paper describes the influence of western feminism on Chinese feminist literature in the 1980s. Through the research of the history of feminist literature development and comparison between western feminist literature and Chinese feminist literature, the shortages and differences of Chinese feminist literature are revealed to promote the development of modern feminist literature. The depiction and portrayal of female characters in the literature vary greatly between Western and Chinese literature. While Western literature often reinforces the submissiveness of women and the idea of a man-centric world, Chinese female literature is marked by its revolutionary significance and close relation to the movement of democracy and women's liberation. Both Western and Chinese literature works have addressed the issue of sex workers, but with different approaches. Despite personal fights, female characters such as Marguerite Gautier challenge traditional concepts and stereotypes of sex workers in Western literature. It is important to acknowledge the impact of female authors in both Western and Chinese literature and to recognize the importance of feminism in promoting gender equality worldwide.
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Ess, Courtneigh. "’n Feministiese ondersoek na Bettina Wyngaard se misdaadfiksie." Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 61, no. 1 (April 30, 2024): 24–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/tl.v61i1.16619.
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The recent discourse on black feminism in Afrikaans literature is strongly influenced by powerful and activist-oriented writers like Ronelda Kamfer, Lynthia Julius, and Veronique Jephtas. With their poetry and public statements, they have shaped the feminist discourse significantly. However, the recent discourse on feminism in Afrikaans largely overlooks the contributions of certain black Afrikaans women writers. Bettina Wyngaard, a black Afrikaans woman novelist, attempts to disrupt this silence and through her literature and opinion pieces, she advances an alternative feminist stance. This article focuses on Wyngaard’s contribution to the recent feminist discourse and the ways in which she asserts her voice within the debate. In this article I refer to three of her crime fiction novels, namely Vuilspel (Foul play) (2013), Slaafs (Slavishly) (2016) and Jagter (Hunter) (2019). I analyse these texts in attempt to examine the feminist ideology underlying her literature. I argue that Wyngaard chooses crime fiction, a genre traditionally dominated by white males, in attempt to sanction her voice within the feminism debate in Afrikaans. In this article, I examine Wyngaard’s crime fiction within the context of third wave of feminism, which engages with popular culture as a tool for critique and to promote feminist ideology. I explore the feminist consciousness and ideology in Wyngaard’s novels and the ways in which she challenges established patriarchal conventions in crime fiction as a genre. I employ Anne Cranny-Francis’ framework in the feminist value of crime fiction to examine the feminist themes in Wyngaard’s work.
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Wulandari, Anastasia Dewi, and Lina Meilinawati Rahayu. "KONSTRUKSI GENDER DALAM NOVEL UTSUKUSHISA TO KANASHIMI TO KARYA YASUNARI KAWABATA (Gender Construction in Yasunari Kawabata’s Utsukushisa To Kanashimi To)." METASASTRA: Jurnal Penelitian Sastra 8, no. 2 (June 6, 2016): 179. http://dx.doi.org/10.26610/metasastra.2015.v8i2.179-192.
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Novel Utsukushisa to Kanashimi to merupakan sebuah karya Yasunari Kawabata yang diterbitkan pada tahun 1969. Penelitian diawali dengan menganalisis apa saja bentuk-bentuk ketidakadilan gender yang dialami Otoko dalam lingkup patriarki dengan menggunakan teori kritik sastra feminis. Kritik sastra feminis merupakan salah satu disiplin ilmu yang menekankan penelitian sastra dengan perspektif feminis. Hal yang penting dalam analisis kritik sastra feminis adalah bagaimana perempuan ditampilkan, bagaimana suatu teks membahas relasi gender serta apa saja ide-ide feminis yang terdapat dalam cerita. Berdasarkan hasil analisis yang telah dilakukan dapat disimpulkan bahwa Otoko mengalami beberapa ketidakadilan gender. Bentuk-bentuk ketidakadilan gender tersebut antara lain marjinalisasi, subordinasi, stereotipe, dan kekerasan seksual. Sementara itu, ide-ide feminis yang terkandung dalam cerita adalah kemandirian seorang perempuan dalam lingkup budaya patriarki.Utsukushisa to Kanashimi to novel was written by Yasunari kawabata, published 1969. This research followed by the analysis of gender construction Otoko within patriarchy environment. Feminist literature critism is a discourse emphasizing on how literature should be done through feminist perpektive. The important things of feminist literature critism are how the women are described, how a text could be related to gender, and any feminist ideas depicted in the story. The result of this research prove that Otoko faces gender construction such as marginalization, subordinations, sterotyping and sexual violences. Meanwhile, the ideas of feminism in the story are about a woman’s independence.
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Nugraha, Dipa. "PENDEKATAN SOSIOLOGI FEMINIS DALAM KAJIAN SASTRA." UNDAS: Jurnal Hasil Penelitian Bahasa dan Sastra 16, no. 2 (December 1, 2020): 341. http://dx.doi.org/10.26499/und.v16i2.2807.
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Abstract: Sociology of literature is widely used in Indonesian literary criticism since its introduction in 1978 by Sapardi Djoko Damono. However, there is a doubt in recent Indonesian literary criticism to accept feminist literary criticism in some way as part of sociology of literature whilst it is already that feminism deals with social construct and patriarchy practice in society. This article aims to show that sociology of literature in the form of feminist sociology and feminist literary criticism are not contradictory as one claims. This is a systematic literature review. The method of collecting data is extensive close reading on sociology of literature, feminist sociology, and feminist literary criticism. Based on the extensive close reading, there are at least five models can be used in feminist sociologal approach: through reading agenda, using anachronistic reading, on the marketing strategy and endorsement, on the situation of the readers’ activity, and based on writer’s situation and consciousness. This article shows that feminist sociological approach in literature and feminist literary criticism are not in conflict as the two come from feminism.
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Du Plessis, J. W., and D. H. Steenberg. "Uit die oogpunt van ’n vrou? Perspektief op feministiese literêre kritiek in die kader van die Airikaanse prosa." Literator 12, no. 3 (May 6, 1991): 71–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/lit.v12i3.781.
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Feminists feel that in literary criticism not enough consideration is given to feminism as an ideology in the production of texts. According to them, existing literary criticism is strongly man-centred. This is especially true of the practice of South African literary criticism. Although feminism does not have at its disposal a formulated feminist literary criticism, a great deal of research has been done in this direction abroad. This is especially the case in Europe and America. Feminist literary critics apply themselves to the representation of the woman in works by male authors and an analysis of feminine experience in the production of texts by women. This article is an exploration of the Anglo-American and French approaches in feminist literary criticism. An attempt is made to formulate the aims of a possible South African feminist literary criticism in order that not only the general norms, but also the feminist codes in the production of a text, speak towards the final interpretation of a work.
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Thorpe, Holly, and Rebecca Olive. "The Power, Politics, and Potential of Feminist Sports History: A Multi-Generational Dialogue." Journal of Sport History 39, no. 3 (October 1, 2012): 379–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.39.3.379.
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Abstract This article considers the role that feminism has played in the development of sport history. More than writing “women’s sport history,” “feminist sport history” critically (re)engages issues of theory, method, and representation in the ways we approach historical scholarship. However, feminism remains a diverse area of thought that includes both political and personal aspects, which creates differences in the perspectives that feminist scholars bring to the field. After an overview of the development and contributions of feminism to sport history, this article reveals some of the diverse feminist perspectives in the field by constructing a dialogue using comments from interviews and literature from three “generations” of feminist sport historians. Exploring differences in feminist approaches
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Oaks, Laury. "What Are Pro-Life Feminists Doing on Campus?" NWSA Journal 21, no. 1 (March 2009): 178–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ff.2009.a263661.
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This article analyzes pro-life feminist claims with particular attention to how the pro-life feminist movement attempts to shape college students' attitudes about abortion and understandings of feminism. I explore the messages within pro-life feminist literature and Feminists for Life of America's (FFL) College Outreach Program activist strategies since the mid-1990s, focusing on its campus visits and "Question Abortion" poster campaign launched in 2000–01. Pro-life feminism represents a small social movement, yet offers a focus for critical analysis of how pro-life feminists seek to frame abortion politics and contest the scope of feminism as it influences younger women. FFL's campaign defines their anti-abortion ideology as the truly woman-centered, historically feminist position. Pro-life feminists claim to represent best the interests of younger women and feminism, and demonstrate an anti-abortion strategy framed both as a challenge to and an embracing of the contested field of feminism.
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Uddin, Md Abu Saleh Nizam. "Feminism and Its Impact on the Literature of Love." Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature 16, no. 2 (April 26, 2022): 364–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/lc.v16i2.33108.
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Writers, readers and critics of literature have long been engaged with the appreciation of Feminist characters and Feminist themes in literary texts. But analyzing Feminism itself, to know about its impact on the literature of love is also an area to be explored. When Feminism is studied, we find in it traits opposing the love of mankind, which increases misery for women and others resulting in the decrease and even disappearance of the literature of love, a priceless possession of human beings. Thus, this paper aims at exploring how Feminism is antagonistic to the love of mankind by being prone to exclusionist and utilitarian politics, hostile to men and children, catalytic to separation in family, and indifferent towards rape and illegal men-women physical relationship eventually contributing to the increase of human misery reflected by and resulting in the gradual extinction of the literature of love. In this research thematic analysis was followed applying Bowen Family Systems Theory, Reader-Response Theory and Theory of Phenomenology. The finding of the research may ignite the search of a love-based, family-centric and holistic approach to ensure a misery-free happy life to women which will be reflected in the rejuvenation of the literature of love.
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Abdulameer, Mohammed Salim. "THE EFFECT OF FEMINISM ON EGYPTIAN LITERATURE." American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations 06, no. 05 (May 12, 2024): 74–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/tajssei/volume06issue05-06.
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This study examines the contemporary Egyptian female subculture movements that have brought life to the nation's media landscape. According to the study, women have created unique strategies for encouraging a shared discussion on the significance of social change. Their emphasis on lifestyle issues often reserved for closed-door private discussions enables them to question social norms without upsetting the government or security services and entering the polarised political environment. This article examines the objectives and internal workings of three distinct online feminist initiatives using case studies. Through semi-structured interviews with important participants, we were able to understand the evolution of these groups from networks to movements and ultimately into the organizations we are familiar with today.
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Shote, Karena Goodness, Benedict Binebai, and Adedapo Oladeji Shote. "Feminism: Critical Analysis of Barclays Ayakoroma's a Matter of Honour." Journal of Humanities,Music and Dance, no. 34 (June 24, 2023): 44–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/jhmd.34.44.50.
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Over the years, feminism has grown to be a crucial subject of debate and study in African literature. A Matter of Honour by Barclays Ayakoroma is one of several plays and criticisms on many facets of feminism in Africa. However, the weight of African feminist ideology and the many ways it manifests itself in African feminist dramatic texts (the various facets of feminism) have not received the necessary critical attention. The present research was interested in this. The core play text selected for the research was critically assessed using feminism as the guiding principle. The study used literary, qualitative, and analytical methods. The research comes to the conclusion that the play used for the study is a feminist text since it addresses the responsibilities of being a woman. Beyond this representation, the play addresses the many strands of feminism by addressing the position of women and their reactions.
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Rose, Isabel, and Daria Hanssen. "The Feminist Perspective and Social Work Education." Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.18084/basw.15.1.k0411813250pq126.
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Although the feminist perspective has been significant throughout the history of social work, its presence in the contemporary profession seems less prominent. This qualitative pilot study explores the views of social work educators (N=56) on the role of the feminist perspective in social work education and their experience with student responses regarding the tenets of feminism as applied to social work education and practice. Although a majority of respondents expressed support for integrating feminism into the curriculum, some sought guidance on the presentation of the feminist perspective in social work education and practice. In addition, an analysis of social work scholarly periodicals for feminist topics and perspectives revealed an apparent fading of feminism in the literature.
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Salvaggio, Ruth. "Literature After Feminism (review)." MFS Modern Fiction Studies 50, no. 3 (2004): 785–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/mfs.2004.0087.
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Rosner, Victoria. "Literature after Feminism (review)." South Central Review 23, no. 1 (2006): 124–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/scr.2006.0013.
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Alkhafaji, Hameed Abdulameer Hameed. "ANALYSIS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN SRI AUROBINDO’S DRAMAS FOCUSING ON FEMINISM AND FEMININITY THEMES." American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations 6, no. 6 (June 1, 2024): 9–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/tajssei/volume06issue06-01.
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An awareness of women's oppression at the hands of society's dominant patriarchs is at the heart of feminist consciousness in literature. Victimized women are consequently relegated to a subaltern position within the organization. Because of this, these women have a very anti-male outlook. For many women, the mere mention of the word "feminism" evokes images of a fiercely independent and radical streak as they fight tooth and nail to establish their inherent superiority or parity with men. Feminism is an anti-oppression and anti-discrimination movement, whereas feminine consciousness is the realization that one is the center of another's attention. Being aware of this only sometimes implies fighting for social supremacy. It is also not intended to exclude males. The actualization of feminine awareness may hasten humanity's progress toward the fullness of being. In his plays, Sri Aurobindo depicts female characters that reflect distinct feminine understanding but do not demand equal rights with men, in contrast to the feminist authors who saw their movement as a fight for women's equality with men. The feminine qualities that are intrinsic to them motivate their husbands to face the world with courage. In Sri Aurobindo's plays, women represent the tremendous feminine force and provide men with strength, nutrition, and encouragement. A powerful and spiritually advanced entity can bestow the ability to love, defend, rescue, and inspire. In this paper, I'll do my best to highlight how feminist and feminine awareness vary.
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Alkhafaji, Hameed Abdulameer Hameed. "ANALYSIS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN SRI AUROBINDO’S DRAMAS FOCUSING ON FEMINISM AND FEMININITY THEMES." American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations 6, no. 6 (June 1, 2024): 9–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/tajssei/volume06issue06-02.
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An awareness of women's oppression at the hands of society's dominant patriarchs is at the heart of feminist consciousness in literature. Victimized women are consequently relegated to a subaltern position within the organization. Because of this, these women have a very anti-male outlook. For many women, the mere mention of the word "feminism" evokes images of a fiercely independent and radical streak as they fight tooth and nail to establish their inherent superiority or parity with men. Feminism is an anti-oppression and anti-discrimination movement, whereas feminine consciousness is the realization that one is the center of another's attention. Being aware of this only sometimes implies fighting for social supremacy. It is also not intended to exclude males. The actualization of feminine awareness may hasten humanity's progress toward the fullness of being. In his plays, Sri Aurobindo depicts female characters that reflect distinct feminine understanding but do not demand equal rights with men, in contrast to the feminist authors who saw their movement as a fight for women's equality with men. The feminine qualities that are intrinsic to them motivate their husbands to face the world with courage. In Sri Aurobindo's plays, women represent the tremendous feminine force and provide men with strength, nutrition, and encouragement. A powerful and spiritually advanced entity can bestow the ability to love, defend, rescue, and inspire. In this paper, I'll do my best to highlight how feminist and feminine awareness vary.
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Danquah, Grace. "In the Castle of My Skin: (Re)Inscribing an African “Feminist” Identity in Changes and Faceless." Interdisciplinary Literary Studies 25, no. 3 (August 2023): 271–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/intelitestud.25.3.0271.
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ABSTRACT The analysis of African feminism in literary works is now a well-established area in literature. Most of the research on Changes and Faceless focuses on a thematic or stylistic study of the text. An often-underexplored area is how these two authors utilize the element of characterization to (re)inscribe the boundaries of African-centered feminist identities. To fill this gap, this article comparatively analyses the portrayal of “feminist” identity in Aidoo’s Changes (1994) and Darko’s Faceless (2003). The article reaffirms the stance assumed by Nigerian theorists like Nnaemeka, Ogundipe-Leslie, and Akachi that the feminist in Africa is accommodative, compromising, and collaborative. Using negofeminism (No ego feminism) theory as an analytical framework, this article reveals that in Faceless, the female characters who survive and thrive are those who live out the very tenets of the theory. In Changes, Esi is isolated in the end because she chose individualism over communalism. Consequently, this article extends the scholarship on literary representation of African feminism in women-authored novels. This validates the conclusion that African feminism as portrayed by Aidoo and Darko is truly representative of indigenous societies.
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Woody, Cassandra. "Re-Engaging Rhetorical Education through Procedural Feminism: Designing First-Year Writing Curricula That Listen." College Composition & Communication 71, no. 3 (February 1, 2020): 481–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.58680/ccc202030504.
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This article argues that rhetoric-focused first-year composition curricula may effectively use feminist revisions to rhetoric by employing a method the author calls procedural feminism, or the distillation of feminist rhetorical practices and theory within curricular development that does not make feminism a topic students will directly engage. The author argues that employing procedural feminism can move students to become more ethical participants in public discourse while circumventing student resistance to ideological classrooms.
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Henry, Astrid. "Feminist Deaths and Feminism Today." PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 121, no. 5 (October 2006): 1717–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/pmla.2006.121.5.1717.
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When asked to reflect on the role of feminist criticism today, i immediately recalled the recent deaths of Betty Friedan and Andrea Dworkin. Friedan and Dworkin join an unfortunately growing list of well-known feminist thinkers who have died over the last few years. The passing of Friedan and Dworkin makes us think about the feminism they represented and indeed about the history of feminist thought itself, its ebbs and flows, its metaphoric births and deaths. Ideas, after all, are as living as people, with periods of growth, maturity, and decline.
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Mori, Gemar, Yhobel May Alejandria, Bea Quijano, Ashley Brien Salazar, and Amiel Sanchez. "Feminism through the Lens of the Gen Z." American Journal of Youth and Women Empowerment 2, no. 1 (July 20, 2023): 8–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.54536/ajywe.v2i1.1796.
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With minimal pieces of literature to explain the phenomenon, this study explores the experiences of Filipino Generation Z (Gen Z) on feminism. Ten participants, born between 1997 to 2012, from diverse backgrounds, were selected and interviewed using semi-structured, open-ended questions. The researchers discovered that the experiences of Gen Z are rooted in their perceptions of feminism. Their perceptions view feminism as women’s empowerment that seeks gender equality and is anchored as a feminist movement. Cultural identity and practice, socio-political affiliation, and social media influence how they perceive feminism. However, it is misunderstood as a claim for women’s superiority toward men or other genders, and gender stereotypes still exist. Gender discrimination and sexism urge the need to advance feminism. Hence, educational institutions, local governments, and non-governmental and private organizations must provide avenues to deepen Gen Zs understanding, appreciation, and involvement in feminism and feminist movements. Further research exploring specific contexts or cases about it is encouraged.
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Li, Mincan. "The Idea of Postmodern Feminism: An Attempt at Postmodern Feminism to Face a Dilemma." Communications in Humanities Research 7, no. 1 (October 31, 2023): 137–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/7/20230825.
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As the guiding idea of the third wave of feminist thought, postmodernism has offered a new mode of thinking for the development of feminism. This essay uses the idea of postmodern feminism as an introduction to the dilemma that postmodern feminism faces in not being able to provide practical help in the practical sense of the womens political movement. At the same time, an attempt is made to find a way out of the dilemma. The essay uses references and analysis of previous literature to conduct the research. It is concluded that one way in which postmodern feminism faces a dilemma is through the interpretation of postmodern feminist theory in different contexts. Postmodern feminism plays a varying role in different social contexts. In other words, postmodern feminism has a real role to play in achieving real equality between men and women when most women have already acquired equal political and social status with men.
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Batool, Syeda. "Historicizing Feminism in Pakistan." Feminist Research 4, no. 2 (November 3, 2020): 42–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.21523/gcj2.20200201.
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This paper is historisization of feminism/feminist movement in Pakistan which has been influenced by national and global rearrangement of power, nationalism, dictatorship, democracy and the War on Terror (WoT). It presents the evolution and transformation of feminism in Pakistan since its inception; also gives an overview of the issues, challenges and achievements of the feminism and how it has evolved to its recent form passing through over seven decades of its journey. It also tries to address the question, where it goes from here, whether the feminist movement expands its scope, or shrivels into little niche pockets of identity-based resistance, is a question for the future. The article heavily relies on desk review of literature produced on feminism in Pakistan. Additionally, a qualitative research was carried out to explore subjectivities, realities, and opinions of women who have been part of feminist movement through in-depth interviews. The second part of in depth interviews included opponents of feminism both men and women belonging to religious right. A purposive and judgement sample was selected keeping in mind the research questions as well as consideration of research resources available. In-depth interviews method of inquiry of Feminist Research Methodology (FRM) was utilised to gain insights and opinions of preselected research participants.
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Nursaputri, Esamada Rose. "An Analysis of Lebih Senyap Dari Bisikan Novel : Feminist Perspective." JournEEL (Journal of English Education and Literature) 5, no. 1 (June 3, 2023): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.51836/journeel.v5i1.436.
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Feminism is not a new theme in the world of literature. The purpose of this research is to describe the study of feminism in Andina Dwifatma's novel Lebih Senyap Dari Bisikan. A qualitative descriptive analysis of the Lebih Senyap Dari Bisikan novel was done. The novel's literary features were noted by the author and examined in this research. In this study, the authors of the new work reveal data in the words, phrases, and sentences they use. Feminist theory was used to analyze the issue. The results showed this novel contents three types of feminism. That are liberal feminism 55,55% (5 data of 9), radical feminism 22,22% (2 data of 9), and existentialist feminism 11,11% (1 datum of 9).
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Shuddhodhan P. Kamble. "Repression and Resistance in Dalit Feminist Literature." Creative Launcher 6, no. 3 (August 30, 2021): 79–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.53032/tcl.2021.6.3.16.
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Feminist movements and Dalit feminist movement in India are mainly based on the experience of Repression and gender discrimination. Patriarchy, gender disparity and sexual violence are the basic reasons for these movements and they also find place prominently in the writings of Dalit women as they have come forward to write their experiences from women's point of view around 1980s. Baby Kamble, Urmila Pawar in Marathi, Geeta Nagabhushan in Kannada, P. Shivakami, Bama in Tamil have got national level consideration. Dalit women were raped; insulted and abused by the upper caste people. They are insecure in the society as they have been exploited on the various levels. This feeling of insecurity of the Dalit women is the central theme of their writings. These women writers have come forward to express their ideas, their experiences in social violence as well as in domestic violence and thus they protest their traditional existence with anger and anguish. Geeta Nagabhushan’s dalit novels, Barna’s Sangati (2005), P. Shivakani's Grip of Change (2006) are initial important writings of dalit feminism; Datit feminism writing is different from the conventional way of Feminist writing. Their experiences, expression, method of narration are extremely different from the upper caste women writers. It is found that every woman in the world has been degraded to second grade citizenship. The Dalit women in India suffer more due to their Dalit identity.
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RIBEIRO (UFPA), Joyce Otânia Seixas. "DIVERGÊNCIAS E CONVERGÊNCIAS ENTRE O FEMINISMO DECOLONIAL DE MARÍA LUGONES, A HISTORIOGRAFIA FEMINISTA E O FEMINISMO PÓS-ESTRUTURALISTA." Margens 16, no. 26 (June 30, 2022): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.18542/rmi.v16i26.11154.
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Our intention is to carry out an introductory comparative analysis of three relevant feminist approaches that divide the gender studies scene. Despite the risks, the methodological decision was made by theoretical research (Salvador, 1986; Apple, 1994), aware that it is politically informed, as theories reveal interests of the class, gender, sexuality, nation, race/ethnicity, generation, and are linked to social practice. To proceed with the study, we highlight three aspects, which are: the assumptions, the notion of gender, and the political commitment. The results we have reached inform about the existence of divergences and convergences between these feminist approaches, confirming the irreconcilable divergence between feminist historiography and poststructuralist feminism, inconsistent convergence between poststructuralist feminism, and decolonial feminism, and convergence between feminist historiography and decolonial feminism.Keywords: Feminist historiography. Poststructuralist feminism. Decolonial feminism.
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Tripathi Sharma, Dr Shreeja. "Towards a ‘Vedic Feminine Renaissance’." SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH 8, no. 11 (November 28, 2020): 216–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.24113/ijellh.v8i11.10872.
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The sense of justice and equity towards women is considered among the best indicators that reflect the socio-cultural development of a civilisation. The position and status of women, as reflected in literature naturally serves as a test to gauge the sensibilities and cultivation of each associated age. It is matter of general agreement that the feminine ideals of womanhood during the early Vedic age remain exalted and exemplary. The Vedic narratives elevate the ephemeral spirit of womanhood, which progressively lost its sheen in successive stages.
While the contemporary feminine polemics consistently unravel unhackneyed theories, generic in nature, we are lacking in such an orientation which targets specifics of local, regional and traditional culture. Feminists in India are no exception, and have largely adopted the theories of Feminism emanating from the discourse of the West. The Indian Vedic repository contains instances which testify the epitome of womanhood at its best. However, the Indian ethos of feminism imbedded firmly in the Vedic roots remain largely inaccessible in the contemporary feministic theory. The need for adapting ‘global feminism’ to the ‘classical Indian taste’ remains an unobserved concern.
This paper explores the possibilities inherent in the study of classical mythic literature and their potential for stimulating ‘local theories’ of feminism in India through a study of selected feminine ideals present in the early Vedic narratives. Can study of ancient Vedic literature inspire a reawakening in Indian feminism, just as the study of classical Greek literature did for the West during Renaissance in Europe - is a question, this paper seeks to address.
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Pinelli, Luca. "Moving Mothers of Women: Virginia Woolf Simone de Beauvoir, and Motherhood in Motion." Elephant and castle, no. 31 (December 30, 2023): 77–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.62336/unibg.eac.31.476.
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This article builds and expands on the notion that Virgin-ia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir are the ‘mothers’ of sec-ond-wave feminisms. It comprises three interrelated move-ments. First, Simone de Beauvoir’s paraphrase of Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own is explored, in particular through the ‘myth’ of Judith Shakespeare. This movement naturally leads to a discussion of the women’s literature anthologies of the 1970s and 80s in the United States. An intermezzo attempts to show the inherent plurality of the category of ‘second-wave feminism’ by mapping Beauvoir’s trajectory in France, the United States, and Britain, beyond the rather long shadow of a feminism of difference. The third and final movement investigates the reception of Woolf and Beauvoir among second-wave feminist critics and activists through the notion of ‘feminist Bible’ and through that of matrilin-earity.By adopting an overtly transnational perspective, this article shows how the very idea of (intellectual) motherhood ought to be understood in its border-crossings and its movements across time, space, languages, and disciplines.
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Peng, Niya, Tianyuan Yu, and Albert Mills. "Feminist thinking in late seventh-century China." Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 34, no. 1 (February 9, 2015): 67–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-12-2012-0112.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer novel insights into: knowledge of proto-feminism through description and analysis of the rule of the seventh century female Emperor Wu Zetian; postcolonial theory by revealing the existence and proto-feminist activities of a non-western female leader; and the literature on gender and invisibility through a study of a leading figure that is relatively unknown to western feminists and is even, in feminist terms, something of a neglected figure. Design/methodology/approach – In order to examine Wu’s proto-feminist practices as recorded in historical materials, we use critical hermeneutics as a tool for textual interpretation, through the following four stages: choosing texts from historical records and writings of Wu; analyzing the historical sociocultural context; analyzing the relationship between the text and the context; and offering a conceptual framework as a richer explanation. Findings – Wu’s life activities demonstrate proto-feminism in late seventh century China in at least four aspects: gender equality in sexuality, in social status, in politics, and women’s pursuit of power and leadership. Research limitations/implications – Future research may dig into the paradox of Wu’s proto-feminist practices, the relationship between organizational power and feminism/proto-feminism, and the ways in which Wu’s activities differ from other powerful women across cultures, etc. Practical implications – The study encourages a rethink of women and leadership style in non-western thought. Social implications – The study supports Calás and Smircich’s 2005 call for greater understanding of feminist thought outside of western thought and a move to transglobal feminism. Originality/value – This study recovers long lost stories of women leadership that are “invisible” in many ways in the historical narratives, and contributes to postcolonial feminism by revealing the existence of indigenous proto-feminist practice in China long before western-based feminism and postcolonial feminism emerged.
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Deshmukh, Dr Nivedita. "Feminism in Selected Women Saint Literature in Maharashtra." Indian Journal of Applied Research 4, no. 7 (October 1, 2011): 152–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/july2014/46.
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S. V, Dr Karthiga, and Dr Soundarya K. R. "New Dimensions in Literature ? Postfeminism & Psychoanalytic Feminism." International Journal of Research in Arts and Science 5, Special Issue (August 30, 2019): 44–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.9756/bp2019.1002/04.
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Naidoo, Salachi. "Re-thinking the feminist agenda in selected female authored Zimbabwean literature." DANDE Journal of Social Sciences and Communication 2, no. 2 (2018): 33–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/dande.v2i2.51.
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This article investigates the feminist agenda in female authored Zimbabwean literature, with emphasis on the novel. It focuses largely on Virginia Phiri's Destiny and Highway Queen as well as Violet Masilo's The African Tea Cosy. The paper argues that Zimbabwean female authorship is flavoured with precepts of African feminism(s) in its representations of African women's agency in gender adversities. Framed within African feminism, women's agency derives from and gives meaning to an inescapable African-ness that needs to be accepted in the fight for emancipation. In light of this, the study analyses Zimbabwean women writers’ literary contributions to discourses on gender based violence and it explores how female characters have embraced the concept of agency to recreate their identities and to introduce a new gender ethos in the context of lives that are often shaped by severe restrictions and oppression. Although largely women focused, the African feminist text is concerned about the survival of both men and women.
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Kalogirou, Tzina, Xavier Mínguez López, and Catalina Millán-Scheiding. "Editorial: Feminism and Gender in Literary Education." Journal of Literary Education, no. 3 (December 12, 2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/jle.3.19203.
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The starting point for the making of this current issue were some fundamental questions about the intersection of Feminist Criticism and Gender Theory with Education: What might it mean to read and teach literature through the prism of feminist criticism and/or gender theory? In which texts, ways and methods can we integrate a balanced gender approach into literary didactics? How and in which teaching approaches can we produce some powerful feminist readings of the literary texts, whether they are texts long established by tradition, or contemporary and multimodal ones, belonging to popular culture? And how can these concerns about feminism and gender be adequately addressed and embedded into the literature classroom? Although we knew that all the previous questions could not be effectively addressed in one single issue, we still envisaged a publication with insightful contributions to the overall theme of Feminism and Gender in Literary Education.