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Are women more than just a reproductive organ?
Yay for more feminist readings! I feel a lot of these books are sparking heated debates, but I’m glad we’re exploring this genre. The bane of my existence is how English classes tend to focus on white male european writers. … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The Second Sex
I really liked Jill’s lecture on The Second Sex. While I was reading the text I noticed the multiple similarities to many of the other texts we have studied, so I’m glad she covered them all. I think it’s very fitting to study Beauvoir close to the end of the year! I think sometimes we forget […] Continue reading →
Thinking about Beauvoir
First off, I just want to say that today’s lecture was absolutely wonderful. Now that we’re close to ending the year (10 essays completed, 2-3 more to go) we’re all starting to approach the last few lectures left of Arts One. Today’s lecture on Beauvoir combined so many different elements of what we have learned […] Continue reading →
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The ideas that most stuck out for me this week were 1) The relationship between slaves and masters 2) Why there’s inequality 3)Inequal, but different 1)I may have heard this before, but I found it to be really thought-provoking idea. … Continue reading → Continue reading →
De Beauvoir: The Second Sex
Hello to all you subjects and others! Today I want to talk about lecture today as well as what I all around thought of The Second Sex. Jill’s lecture was very interesting and of course, adding Ellen DeGeneres’ always adds … Continue reading → Continue reading →
De De De
Ok, only a couple more to do of these and then i can begin blogging about my BFA journey so I read this about two weeks ago, so on the bus on my way to lecture I will be revisiting … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Thoughts on feminism, identity and culture
First of all, my sincerest apologies for the lateness of this post. 1. Wollstonecraft As likely evidenced in seminar I am a big fan of Vindications and of Mary W. In part due to her husband’s unflattering posthumous memoire, W’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Wollstonecraft, the family (wo)man
I definitely liked Wollstonecraft; she made many radical and ground-breaking arguments about women in her society. Her analysis on how women have been shaped—as delicate, pleasure-producers, who are only educated for the desire of men—is right to the point of … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Wollstonecraft & the Objectification of Women
There is no doubt in my mind that over the course of human history, women have had a significantly harder road to basic human rights then men. Even today, women around the world still continue to fight for what most … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Wollstonecraft & the Objectification of Women
There is no doubt in my mind that over the course of human history, women have had a significantly harder road to basic human rights then men. Even today, women around the world still continue to fight for what most … Continue reading → Continue reading →