‘Gender and Identity as theoretical concepts’ “The term gender is part of the attempt by contemporary feminists to stake claim to certain definitional ground‚ to insist on the inadequacy of existing bodies of theory for explaining persistent inequalities between women and men”. (Joan W. Scott‚ Gender: A useful category of historical analysis) Feminist politics has enabled the rethinking of the previously taken –for-granted understandings of
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Quarterly Journal of Speech Vol. 90‚ No. 1‚ February 2004‚ pp. 81–102 “Fearful of the Written Word”: White Fear‚ Black Writing‚ and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun Screenplay Lisbeth Lipari In 1959‚ Lorraine Hansberry was hired by Columbia Pictures to write a screenplay for her award-winning Broadway play‚ A Raisin in the Sun. By the time the film was released in 1961‚ over one-third of the original screenplay had been cut. In this paper I undertake a rhetorical analysis of a particular
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The Hip Hop industry has presented women in several ways‚ both derogatory and powerful. Women have been hyper sexualized through their roles in the counterparts’ music. The misogyny and oppression of woman was repeated throughout music but in the process giving woman the boost to come out as their own acts in the subculture. Female rappers such as Queen Latifah‚ MC Lyte‚ Lil’ Kim‚ Salt N Pepa‚ and Missy Elliot were some very popular artists ranging from the 80s-90s empowering woman and freely expressing
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eliminates how historical and socio-political factors have perpetuated its oppressive policies. Therefore‚ the impact of religious and political dynamics in the region on Uyghur women should also be deconstructed. My paper will explore the intersectionalities of ethnicity‚ gender‚ religion within the experience of Uyghur women in Xinjiang‚ China. Uyghur Muslim women embody multiple‚ conflicting
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RACE Definitions/Concepts Racial Formation: idea of how race is created. Race: socially constructed categorization process that describes phenotype‚ not genotype. Ethnicity: nationality/origin. Whiteness: ideology tied to social status‚ provides privilege for those labeled white; process by which non-white “other” created for benefit of whites. Racism: about structural advantages/disadvantages placed on people based on perceptions of their race. Can be individual or institutional. Covert: not hiring
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ARE BLACK GIRLS THE NEW NUMBER RUNNERS? AN ANALYSIS OF BLACK GIRLS AND HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS by CAROLYN DENISE KING A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Urban Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy‚ The City University of New York (2013) UMI Number: 3553563 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author
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BARRIERS TO GENDER EQUALITY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Gender mainstreaming is a synthesizing concept that addresses the well being of women and men. It is a strategy that is central to the interests of the whole community. The Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing 1995 pushed the dialogue on gender mainstreaming to the fore at an international level and was endorsed by the 1995 Beijing
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S. (2009). Theoretical Perspectives. Introducing the New Sexuality Studies: Original Essays and Interviews (pp. 3-13). Routledge. Siltanen J. & Doucet‚ A. (2008). Against Essentializing and Dichotomizing Sex. Gender Relations in Canada: Intersectionality and Beyond (pp. 52-57). Oxford University Press.
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have chosen to use Shani Mootoo’s Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab. I have selected this novel for its rich text that explores the dilemmas faced by a transgender person as they explore their own gender identity‚ digging deep into their intersectionality and commitment to starting life anew as a man. As the story unfolds‚ with the strategic use of contrast between life in Toronto as Sid and life in Trinidad as Sidney‚ elements of oppression that are unique to trans people are unveiled. The
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UNITED NATIONS ENABLED--- MARCHNG TOWARDS A NEW INTERNATIONAL MULTICULTURAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORDER WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WORK AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY By Sanjay S. Jain* Although we are at the fag end of completing the first decade of the new millennium‚ there is no end to the plight and ignominious treatment of Persons with disabilities all over the world. Even at present persons with disabilities (hereinafter ‘PWDs’) are perceived as objects of charity‚ pity
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