PPT-Feminist Theory

AP Literature and Composition Unit 3 The Awakening Friday December 14 Aim What is feminist theory and how is it applied to literature Do now What is feminism in your own words Homework Wordly. Critical reading: psychoanalytical, . marxist. , feminist. LQ: Can I compare poems . thematically while . analysing. language form and structure?. Literary terms: Juxtaposition, assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, internal rhyme, caesura, crescendo, bathos, pathos, satirical, misogyny. Caryl. Churchill and Sarah Kane. Thatcherism (1979-): A right-wing ‘revolution’. Reduction of subsidies: Theatre as a commodity. End of the Cold War: Political apathy. Postmodernism: Suspicion of ideological discourses. English 151W. Feminist Theory . What is Feminism ?. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v. =3YA13GNT8Mc&feature=related. Feminist Theory. An extension of feminism’s critique of male power and ideology, feminist theory combines elements of other theoretical models such as . Sophie Shemas. Feminism and Religion?. Generally thought that the two don’t mix well. Most practiced religions often based off patriarchal structure. What about Hindu feminists?. Face a heightened challenge within India. December 10, 2011. School of International Development. University of East Anglia. School of International Development (DEV) at UEA . Introductions. Workshop purposes. Development . research priorities. “Frailty, thy name is woman!”. What is feminism?. Feminism is “the . drive to achieve rights and equality for women in social, political and economic life. .”. “Feminism . is not necessarily anti-men, but is against sexism: the beliefs and practices which structure and maintain the subordination and oppression of women. Moon . Hinga. 2014. So what is it?. Feminist theory is one of the major contemporary sociological theories, which . analyzes the status of women and men in society with the purpose of using that knowledge to better women's lives. as . better economics!. Women’s Budget Group. 30 January, 2015. Susan Himmelweit. susan.himmelweit@open.ac.uk. . Plan for the morning. Gender budgeting is the practice. Feminist . Economics as the theory. What is a literary theory?. A literary theory is a “lens” or a “perspective” in which a reader reads the text given. Depending on which theory is used, their interpretation of the text can change. . A How-To Guide. There are myriad things to notice and comment upon in any text.. Literary (critical) lenses focus our vision, drawing our attention to one specific aspect of a text. The feminist lens looks with a critical eye at a work’s portrayal of gender as it relates to power and identity.. Identity and Behavior. Liz Redford, Kate A. . Ratliff, & Jordan . Rogaliner. University of Florida. Background. Purpose. : to examine whether attitudes toward feminist prototypes predict the extent to which men and women identify as feminists and are willing to engage in feminist behaviors, above and beyond variation in gender equality attitudes.. What is Feminist Literary Criticism?. Definition…. Feminist criticism is concerned with the . impact of gender . on writing and reading.. Gender versus Biological Sex. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. John Michael . Mumme. , . Cammy. . Sray. , James Sandberg, . & the CU Writing Center present:. Using Feminist criticism . vs. being a feminist. “Feminism”: leave the connotations at the door . This very brief survey of the emergence of feminist theology, particularly in the last thirty years of the twentieth century, has made it evident that feminist theology is global. Christian women theologians across the globe are concerned with common themes of critique of sexist symbols in Christianity and the reconstruction of the symbolism for God, Christ, humanity and nature,