Monthly Archives for October 2013
Feminism
In this weeks readings something that stood out to me was the explanation of “kinship” of Levi-Strauss explained by Rubin. First one thing that stood out to me is that even though thought Rubin argues that we can’t just take a Marxist capitalist approach to the oppression of woman, capitalism does play an important role. […] Continue reading
Feminism
In this weeks readings something that stood out to me was the explanation of “kinship” of Levi-Strauss explained by Rubin. First one thing that stood out to me is that even though thought Rubin argues that we can’t just take a Marxist capitalist approach to the oppression of woman, capitalism does play an important role. […]
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Why can’t we be friends?
I agree with Audre Lorde when she asserts that “it is the responsibility of the oppressed to teach the oppressors their mistakes” (854). It is incredibly rarely that you encounter a straight man speaking out about gay rights, or a mother speaking out for Fathers for Justice! The role of the oppressor is incredibly passive … Continue reading Continue reading
Why can’t we be friends?
I agree with Audre Lorde when she asserts that “it is the responsibility of the oppressed to teach the oppressors their mistakes” (854). It is incredibly rarely that you encounter a straight man speaking out about gay rights, or a mother speaking out for Fathers for Justice! The role of the oppressor is incredibly passive … Continue reading Continue reading
Feminism
It’s strange that when we first come to know someone, we always consciously or unconsciouly fall into a symple circle of knowing someone’s name and gender. Sometimes we can’t even remember the exact name of that person, but we can certainly remember this person by naming “ her — a girl which i encountered at […] Continue reading
Women Know the Difference, says Cisoux
Helene Cixous’s The Newly Born Woman was quite the interesting read this week – it took the way that I understood “difference” and put it into use in a new way. Cixous’s writing style makes things very plain – with her use of the slash (Activity/Passivity, Logos/Pathos, etc.) she lays the groundwork for her argument: […] Continue reading
Audre Lorde “Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women redefining difference”
Throughout her essay, I feel that Lordes believes patriarchy is not the only form of oppression. Instead, Lordes is suggesting …
Comments about Audre Lorde
One of the most interesting readings I found for this week was Audrey Lorde’s selection of Sister Outsider. I discovered a particular voice that I did not seen in other authors so far. I just going to add some reasons … Continue reading Continue reading
Comments about Audre Lorde
One of the most interesting readings I found for this week was Audrey Lorde’s selection of Sister Outsider. I discovered a particular voice that I did not seen in other authors so far. I just going to add some reasons … Continue reading Continue reading
The Power of Discourse and the Subordination of the Feminine
The Power of Discourse and the Subordination of the Feminin is a psychoanalitical aproach on gender binaries. Irrigaray argument in this book is that there is a gendered bias in language. Her philosophy originates in Freud’s Phallocentric system that… Continue reading
