Feminist (or 'Feminist') Reform of Self-Defense Law: Some Critical Reflections

Feminist reflections on miscarriage, in light of abortion

This paper highlights some of the personal, cultural, and philosophical challenges facing pro-choice feminists who miscarry in the United States. In light of the acrimonious debate over abortion, and the pressure to assign moral personhood to the beings lost in miscarriage, I offer suggestions for how we might mourn our losses without solidifying pro-life/anti-abortion politics. I outline a rel...

Critical feminist theory, rape, and hooking up

iii Chapter 1. Overview 1 Chapter 2. Review of Literature 3 Women, Sex, and Rape 6 Critical Feminist Theory 8 Chapter 3. Methods and Procedures 12 Participants 12 Procedure 13 Data Analysis 15 Researcher Positionality and Validity 16 Chapter 4. Results 20 Introduction 20 Men‟s Traditional Beliefs about Hookups 24 (Lack of) Verbal Consent during Hookups 25 Alcohol Use during Hookups 27 Perceptio...

Feminist Negotiations

development of feminist poetics in adrienne rich

اشعار ریچ، به عنوان اشعاری که همیشه در حال تغییر و دگرگونی هستند، تجسمی از رشد و دگرگونیِ انسان هستد. پایان نامه ی حاضر، با تمرکز بر روی مراحل سیر شعری ریچ از تغییری در دنیا به عکس هایی فوری از یک عروس، سپس به شیرجه به درون کشتی شکسته و در نهایت به صبری عجیب مرا تا اینجا آورده، به بررسی این مراحل در قالب نظر شوالتر در رابطه با سه مرحله ی پیشرفت ادبی زنان یعنی مرحله ی زنانه، زن گرا و زن محور می پ...

Am I a Man or A Feminist? Constructing Positive Male Feminist Thought

Male Feminists find themselves in the weird position of opposing entrenched patriarchal gender hierarchies while effectively reinforcing them. The question arises, am I a man or a Feminist? This question is seated in a seemingly oppositional relationship between the culturally masculine, the culturally male, and the positive theory of Feminist thought. In this paper, I attempt to provide a way ...