J 320 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bell Hooks, Feminist Sex Wars, Nineteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
31 Jul 2018
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1st wave feminism: women"s suffrage movement; voting right; 19th amendment. 2nd wave feminism: liberation movement; sexuality, reproductive rights, push against social construction of femininity; "personal is political"; equal rights amendment. 2nd wave feminism critiques: feminist sex wars (anti-porn vs. sex-positive); comes from place of privilege (straight, white, middle-class as "universal" woman); alienates, lesbian, 3rd wave feminism: multiplicity of voices, difference, global context (intersectionality); women"s agency/power rather than victimhood (eg. sex-positivity); inclusion of transgender & queer; focus on individual, less collective action (overlap with post-feminism) Post feminism: disavowal of feminism (i don"t need feminism bc); equality has already happened; commodification of feminist messages ("only you" bra; clarins "right to choose") Susan douglas "enlightened sexism": media makes feminism look achieved, although it is not. Fantasies of power: ex: bad blood; real-world problems still exist for women, especially non- white, non-cisgender. Embedded feminism: media reps of feminist accomplishments, more progressive than reality ex:
