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What is the main point of the book? Why did bell hooks write this book? Describe and discuss hooks’ critique of feminism. Why is this discussion important for younger 3rd wave feminists in particular and all women, in general? What new insight does she offer re: love and patriarchy, love and feminism?

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Assessments

Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Communion Essay Choose five out of the seven questions provided below. If you choose to answer six or all seven questions, the 6th and 7th will count as extra credit @ max 10 extra points/each. While the questions specifically ask you to reflect on what you’ve read and […]

How have your views on gender studies and feminism changed or stayed the same over the semester? What do you think you have learned best from this course?

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Assessments

How have your views on gender studies and feminism changed or stayed the same over the semester? What do you think you have learned best from this course?

Identify and explain the emphases of the waves of feminism.Define structural functionalism and explain how society is viewed through the lens of this theory.

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Assessments

For each question, you must include the text of the question, followed by your typed response. There are no formal word counts, but responses must fully and effectively cover the concepts. The exam is due by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, December 6th. Late exams will be penalized 20 points for each day they are late, […]

How does Dole ‘read’ Legally Blonde as playing out some of the central themes and contradictions of third-wave or “girlie” feminism? What are some of the moments and/or scenes in the films Dole examines to make her case?

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Assessments

Step 0: Watch Legally Blonde, then, read this excellent example of a film analysis: an article by Carol M. Dole called “The Return of Pink: Legally Blonde, third-wave feminism, and having it all.” Step 1: Summarize the text What is Dole’s central argument about third-wave feminism in this article? Sum it up in a paragraph. […]

Consider the causes and effects of the new feminism of the late 1960s. What accounts for the feminist movement’s rapid impact on American society? Do you think the “Me Too” Movement is a continuation and broadening of this movement?

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Ambrose

This essay covers Week 7 of the readings for this course, including the lecture notes in Modules and the assigned readings in Kerber, Women’s America. The answer should be a 2-3 page essay (double-spaced) with a thesis, conclusion, and source citations listed at the end. Citations may be informal. For Modules, use the name of […]

Choose one of the following topics.Create your own unique argument about how to apply this topic to any of the contexts that we have faced within the past year.

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Ambrose

The purpose of this assignment is twofold: 1) To organize applied information in a precise form; 2) To make something that narrates your complex idea. Your task: Your assignment is to choose one of the following topics or any other topic that we discuss in Phil 1: 1) Mechanisms of ignorance 2) Socrates, Plato, and […]

Demonstrate an understanding of how different oppressions intertwine. Be able to give specific examples of this.

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Ambrose

1. Demonstrate that you know how to define gender, sex, gender identity, sexuality, and gender binary. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of how different oppressions intertwine. Be able to give specific examples of this. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of gender as a social construct over time and space. 4. Demonstrate the ability to define feminism(s) in […]

What are the messages being reinforced through these media portrayals/exploitations of women? Provide examples and support these with sources.

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Ambrose

Essay must be typed (Font #12); double-spaced, with in-text citations, as well as a Works Cited page (MLA or APA style). Essay will be five (5) or more pages. Respond to the question in the exact format below for writing your essay. Refer to the readings, films, video clips studied in class, to discuss: How […]