Great article! I was in Professor Gwen’s class, and she did a great job ensuring that the needs of her students were met, especially when navigating certain plug-ins became problematic. She was able to take an […]
Thesis Statement: This project intends on educating others on the history of violence against women, the sexually charged cultural challenges women endure, as well as the modern-day image of […]
I’m not sure if you found it already but if you scroll to the bottom of this page, you can scroll to the “readings” section under the “class blog posts” box. From there you will be redirected and you can scroll […]
The posts I have chosen are “Blog Post 2”, “Blog Post 11”, and “Blog Post 12”. These assignments were the most impactful in helping me understand feminism because each post allowed me to analyze something, […]
Good evening everyone my name is Kameron Hamilton and today I will be presenting to you the story of Harriet Jacobs. Harriet Jacobs was born a slave, in 1813, under the guise of her […]
This summary of “Song of Solomon” is great and is similar to my book in the way the characters all felt and experienced various forms of racism, abuse, and discrimination. I especially liked how you specify that […]
The Toni Morrison book that I read is titled, “The Bluest Eye”. Published in 1970, the novel follows the life of an African American girl named Pecola. Set in Morrison’s home town of Lorain, Ohio, Pecola […]
“Material Feminism .. I feel like It means when people see Gender as a social contract except we aren’t the ones that agree with this contract…” I loved this way of explaining material feminism. I also like h […]
Material feminism, a central idea in oppression, can be defined as societal tools used to construct gender and fortify the patriarchy. These tools are intertwined into what society deems as acceptable in […]
I think your definition of disidentification is spot on. Although you were born in America, you held on to your heritage, disidentifying yourself from American culture.
I like how you made it known that gender and gender roles are socially constructed and if more people understood this then maybe they’d be aware of their societal impact/potential.
Performing gender is a way of expression, which can be anything from how you dress, your mannerisms, and even how you treat others. Although it isn’t something I have consciously thought about, society […]
I agree with your definition of culture wars as it intertwines with mine. I like how you made the point that we have not made it because there is still so much to change before we can all say that women are […]
Culture wars can be described as two halves of the same whole attempting to live out their differences harmoniously, but with such differences of a complex subject such as feminism, there is often much […]
I think there are many avenues one can go when defining disidentification since it lacks a specified meaning. I personally have a slightly different view of disidentification which you may read on my blog post 9. […]