Tag: Feminism
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Nasta Rojc: Tracing the Life of Croatia’s New Woman
Leila Hajek delves into the life and legacy of Croatian artist Nasta Rojc, who was negated from the art history canon due to her gender, sexuality and identity as Eastern European. Hajek explores her life, legacy and her significant contributions to women’s art.
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The Importance of Taking Up Space: Women and Performance Art
Women’s Performance Art is predicated on the act of women taking up space. Daisy Gillam outlines several important works within the genre.
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Fifty Shades of Moral Panic: The Sex Wars and Sadomasochism
The fierce debate over Sadomasochism animates much of the discourse pertaining to the Sex Wars. Georgia Smith reconstructs the historiography of the subject, noting how sex is manipulated to serve certain political positions.
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Between Confinement and Power: The Female Body in Classical Greek Society
In Euripides’ Medea, the exploration of gender inequality reveals women in Classical Greece as constrained despite their essential contributions through motherhood. Angelina Castrucci evaluates how the female body is constructed under subordination and limited public agency, highlighting societal contradictions regarding women’s power and identity.
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Female Agency and the Gendering of Knowledge in Twentieth-Century Visual Representations
Harry Fry examines the portrayal of women by female and male artists, pointing to the persistent limitations of their agency.
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The Fight Against Equality: Phyllis Schlafly’s Impact on the Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment was a centripetal force for feminists in the U.S. to rally around in the 1960s. Though popular and close to constitutional ratification, Edie Christian explores the legacy of Phyllis Schlafley’s activism against the Amendment.
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She Writes in White Ink: Dreams, Fantasy, and Sensation in Hélène Cixous’ The Laugh of Medusa
Hélène Cixous’ essay The Laugh of Medusa argues that women must use their bodies as a means of communication. Georgia Smith explores the influence of Cixous on intellectual history and philosophy.
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Female Agency in Ancient Fiction: Considering Penelope and Scheherazade as Protofeminist Heroines
What do Scheherazade from The Arabians Nights and Penelope from The Odyssey have in common? Yacine N’Dao compares their two stories to demonstrate how they’re both protofeminist heroines.
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