Feminism In literature: A gale Critical Companion. Comp. Jessica Bomarito and Jeffrey W. Hunter. Michigan: Thomson gale, 2005.
This Compilation of women’s feminist literature uncovers the history of women and feminism, using examples from classical antiquity to modern times. The reading discusses women’s roles in society, marriage, political engagement and lesbian literature through the 17th, 18th and 19th century. With narratives of people’s experiences it can provide a first hand account of what was being done in the cause for women’s rights and thoughts of actors in the midst of the women’s struggle.
Kay, Susan Ann. “Feminist Ideology, Race, and Political Participation: A second look.” The Western Political Quarterly 38(1985): 476-484.
This Article helps define the feminist ideology, by looking at the role that race and political and social participation has in American society. “The feminist ideology ought to increase the political participation of its female adherents, by providing a definition of women’s stake in the world outside the traditional, private homeplace…” by looking at this idea and comparing it to other sources about women’s roles ‘does’ and ‘don’ts’ will provide an insight to what issues about women’s rightful role in society should be, both from the male and female perspective.
Matassa, Juanita, Warner Walker, and “Emotions and Feminism.” Science News 99(1971): 20.
This piece is about challenging the idea that “the new concepts of womanhood are good, that they will benefit all women and that female submission to male dominance is cultural” by discussing that fact that no scientific study of women’s emotions in acting a certain way in society. The article provides knowledge and insight into some of the ways people are trying to answer the question of what has made men so dominant in society in comparison to men?
Moi, Toril. “Feminism, Postmodernism, and Style: Recent Feminist Criticism in the Untied States.” Cultural Critique 9(1988): 3-22.
The article, Feminism. Postmodernism, and style by Toril Moi, looks to identify problems raised by prominent French-inspired American feminist theories. By looking at to see if there is a place for feminism in postmodernism and vice versa. What are the effects of the two idea on one another? This reading was a refreshing look at feminism form out side of the United States. Toril Moi at eh beginning of the piece outlines “I do not simply speak from a “European” or “British” as apposed to an “American,” position; I also speak out of a current of socialist feminism which in Europe, or at least in Britain and Scandinavia where I live and work, is much more mainstream than in the U.S.” This reading provides in sight of a view of feminism that here in the U.S. is not always approached.
Steinem, Gloria. Women Are Never Front-Runners.” New York Times 08, Jan, 2008: Opinion.
Gloria Steinem’s Op/Ed article in the New York Times is a critical analysis of women’s role in society. She discusses how in many if not most circumstances the role of women are lessened or trumped by many different attitudes preconceived notions and even race. This article will help provide an opinion from a women of how she preserves the world around her to be, enabling the contrast between men’s view of the political gender roles around themselves.
Walters, Margaret. Feminism; a Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford, 2005.
Margaret Walters book, Feminism a very short introduction, will provide historical background information. This information will be the back-bone of my research steering the project, the ways to the means. The lays out historically significant time periods, relevant happenings and historic figures in the fight for or oppression of woman’s rights.
Weigman, Robyn. “What Ails Feminist Criticism? A second Opinion.” Critical Inquiry 25(1999): 362-379.
What Ails Feminist Criticism, by Robyn Weigman is a critical analysis of “Murder Without text” a story about a murder in a senior seminar class in a university? The critique offers a critical approach to questions raised in the narrative, “rudeness as rape? Rudeness as murder? Cross’s feminist betrayal scene foregrounds a tension emerging within academic feminism between one generation’s critique of patriarchal masculinism and another’s interest in a self-reflexive articulation of differences among women”.
Wiegman, Robyn. “Melville’s Geography of Gender.” American Literary History 1(1989): 735-753.
Robyn Wiegman in Melville’s Geography of Gender, take an interesting look at the roles that men and women play in each others lives. Robyn discusses the importance that men and men’s culture has on men and juxtaposed to women, while looking at the same dynamics in the culture of women. This article and idea will be an important part of my research and analysis when trying to determine and justify the actions of both genders and sex of the average male and average female.
