THEA 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Postcolonialism, Djanet Sears, Antifeminism
21 Dec 2016
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Keywords: canon (counter-canon) first wave (of feminism) second wave. Rebecca walker gender performativity intersectionality: first wave feminism. Continually moving and growing: theory and objectives. Equal rights for women, including the vote (enfrachisment) Marriage laws, divorce laws, property laws, suffrages. Mostly run by white middle and upper class women. Women get the privileges that men enjoy. Challenge gender roles but upholds difference between men and women. Draw attention to the movement: theatre practice. Strong criticism about the way women are oppressed. 1960"s and 70"s: theory and objectives. Theory: explore social and cultural roots of women"s oppression; highlight differences between men and women. Betty fridan wrote feminine mystic - my choice to wear a bra or not why does it effect you? fought gender as a performance, the masks we wear as our gender . bra burners. Male gaze: (laura mulvey film theorist) argues that male gaze turns women into sexual objects ( to-be-looked-at-ness )
