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All women's magazines are not the same: content, outlook, and
format combine to shape publications quite distinctively. While
magazines in general have long been understood as a significant
force in women's lives, many critiques have limited themselves to
discussions of mainstream printed publications that engage with
narrowly stereotypical representations of femininity. Looking at a
range of women's magazines ("Cooperative Correspondence Club "and
"Housewife) "and magazine programmes ("Woman's Hour" and
"Houseparty"), "Magazine Movements" not only extends our definition
of a magazine, but most importantly, unearths the connections
between women's cultures, specific magazines and the implied
reader. The author first outlines the existing field of magazine
studies, and analyzes the methodologies employed in accessing and
assessing the cultural competence of magazines. Each chapter then
provides a case study of a different kind of magazine: different in
media form or style of presentation or audience connection, or all
three. Forster not only extends our definition of a magazine, but
most importantly, unearths the connections between women's
cultures, specific magazines and the implied reader. In this way,
fresh insights are provided into the long-standing importance of
the magazine to the variety of feminisms on offer in Britain, from
the mid twentieth century to the present day.
This study approaches virtus as a moral value concept. The author
argues that it is only through conceptual analysis that the meaning
and value of virtus are given adequate illustration, and that
philology should be regarded as a part of practical philosophy. The
study covers Roman literature from the beginnings until Livy.
During the Roman Republican Age, virtus was considered a man's
contribution to his society and state, in terms of collectivism.
Virtus ('manliness') was thought to be more real than any of its
particular and transitory representations, i.e. individual male
citizens. On the other hand, as an existentialist value concept,
virtus at a relatively early stage denoted a man's intrinsic or
ontic value or his true self, without regard to any worldly success
whatsoever. The final analysis shows that virtus ('virtue') is
congruous with or even synonymous to individualism. This book also
presents a contribution to gender studies from the standpoint of a
man.
Given the extensive body of Holocaust literature, it may be
surprising to note that there is a distinct gap of reflection,
analysis, and qualification in the area of sexual violence. The
subject of sexual violence during the Holocaust, in particular, the
sexual violation of Jewish women, is a subject that has been
largely repressed and silenced. Thus, this thesis is an attempt to
not only rectify the omission of sexual violence from Holocaust
history, but to bring a level of analysis to this under-examined
aspect of National Socialism to a point commensurate with that
devoted to other aspects of Holocaust studies. During the
Holocaust, sexual violence against Jewish women was both unique and
typical. It was typical in the forms that sexual violence
manifested-sexual humiliation, rape, gang rape, sexual slavery-but
unique in the patterns it followed and the functions it served for
the Nazi regime. Unlike other genocides, sexual violence was not a
state sanctioned policy of the "Final Solution;" it was employed in
a haphazardly manner, that was horrific, multi-faceted, and deadly.
Perpetrators were motivated by a diversity of factors, including, a
desire for power, camaraderie, sexual pleasure and masculine
ego-gratification. Moreover, sexual violence was multi-functional
for the Nazi regime, operating as a powerful tool of humiliation
and dehumanization. As the Nazi regime moved into full-scale
genocide, sexual violence became an increasingly integral component
to the process of annihilation. By dehumanizing Jewish women
through varied forms of sexual violence, German perpetrators
increasingly saw their victims as less than human, thereby further
removing them from the realm of moral and ethical obligation.
Sexual violence was clearly an essential component to the continued
functioning of genocide, because through the process of Jewish
women's dehumanization, perpetrators were able to more easily
continue fulfilling their murderous tasks
Hair, Headwear, and Orthodox Jewish Women comments on hair covering
based on an ethnographic study of the lives of Orthodox Jewish
women in a small non-metropolitan synagogue. It brings the often
overlooked stories of these women to the forefront and probes
questions as to how their location in a small community affects
their behavioral choices, particularly regarding the folk practice
of hair covering. A kallah, or bride, makes the decision as to
whether or not she will cover her hair after marriage. In doing so,
she externally announces her religious affiliation, in particular
her commitment to maintaining an Orthodox Jewish home. Hair
covering practices are also unique to women's traditions and point
out the importance of examining the women, especially because their
cultural roles may be marginalized in studies as a result of their
lack of a central role in worship. This study questions their
contribution to Orthodoxy as well as their concept of Jewish
identity and the ways in which they negotiate this identity with
ritualized and traditional behavior, ultimately bringing into
question the meaning of tradition in a modern world.
Being human is hard. Being in relationships with other humans is
even harder. People are complex and relationships are messy but
loving one another well is possible. Whether navigating political
or religious differences, or dealing with toxic people or our own
unforgiveness, this book tackles the struggles no one really wants
to talk about. But there is hope! We can actually grow closer to
God and others through the circumstances we'd rather run from. In
Come Sit with Me, 26 (in)courage writers help you navigate tough
relational tensions by revealing their own hard-fought,
grace-filled learning moments. They show you how to * delight in
your differences * honor and value others even when you disagree *
connect before you correct * trust that God is working even when
people disappoint you * live and love like Jesus by serving others
Whether you're in the middle of a conflict without resolution or
wondering how to enter into a friend's pain, this book will serve
as a gentle guide. Discover how God can work through your
disagreements, differences, and discomfort in ways you might never
expect.
American Hybrid Poetics explores the ways in which hybrid poetics-a
playful mixing of disparate formal and aesthetic strategies-have
been the driving force in the work of a historically and culturally
diverse group of women poets who are part of a robust tradition in
contesting the dominant cultural order. Amy Moorman Robbins
examines the ways in which five poets-Gertrude Stein, Laura Mullen,
Alice Notley, Harryette Mullen, and Claudia Rankine-use hybridity
as an implicitly political strategy to interrupt mainstream
American language, literary genres, and visual culture, and expose
the ways in which mass culture in the twentieth and twenty-first
centuries has had a powerfully standardizing impact on the
collective American imagination. By forcing encounters between
incompatible traditions-consumer culture with the avant-garde, low
culture forms with experimental poetics, prose poetry with
linguistic subversiveness-these poets bring together radically
competing ideologies and highlight their implications for lived
experience. Robbins argues that it is precisely because these poets
have mixed forms that their work has gone largely unnoticed by
leading members and critics in experimental poetry circles. Robbins
shows that while these poets employ widely varying linguistic
strategies and topical range, they share a common and deeply
critical vision of American popular culture as it promulgates
bourgeois capitalist and imperialist values and forecloses
possibilities for independent thought and creative resistance. They
also share the view that contemporary history can be reimagined in
intellectually liberating ways through hybrid poetics.
In the past century, South Asia underwent fundamental cultural,
social, and political changes as many countries progressed from
colonial dominations through nationalist movements to independence.
These transformations have been intricately bound up with the
spatiality of social life in the region, drawing further attention
to the significance of social spaces within transformative politics
and identity formations. Gender, Place, and Identity of South Asian
Women studies contemporary literature of South Asian women with a
focus on gender, place, and identity. It contributes to the debate
on gender identity and equality, spatial and social justice, women
empowerment, marginalization, and anti-discrimination measures.
Covering topics such as partition memory narrative, spatial
mobility, and diasporic women's lives, this book is an essential
resource for students and educators of higher education,
researchers, activists, government officials, business leaders,
academicians, feminist organizations, sociologists, and
researchers.
Naida Drew Anderson's journey spans nine decades, beginning in the
early 1920s. Her story begins on her aunt and uncle's farm near
Belleville, Ontario. Her childhood was clouded by the deaths of her
sisters, as well as her mother's painful struggle with mental
illness. Through it all, Naida stood strong, surviving these
hardships to come of age at the beginning of World War II. Living
near Canada's largest air force base provided her the opportunity
to meet young pilots from all over the world. One handsome American
flying ace named Johnny Anderson captured her heart and made her
his wife. What followed was a story of love lost and love gained
and of Naida's struggle to find a place in an alien world not of
her choosing. All around her, society's perceptions of women and
their roles were ever changing, redefining what women could achieve
in the world. Open to possibilities, Naida nurtured romantic
notions of life and eventually came to grips with the reality of
human existence. People would come and go from her life, each
contributing to her experience, her wisdom, her understanding; each
helping her to answer the question that defined her journey: Who am
I? Daughter, wife, lover, mother, cancer survivor-Naida has worn
many titles. Now, comfortable in her retirement, she looks back at
the path. Ultimately, it has been a lesson in resilience, living
with the consequences of one's choices, and the value of remaining
true to oneself.
Virginia Women is the first of two volumes exploring the history of
Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable
individuals. This collection of seventeen essays, written by
established and emerging scholars, recovers the stories and voices
of a diverse group of women, from the seventeenth century through
the Civil War era. Placing their subjects in their larger
historical contexts, the authors show how the experiences of
Virginia women varied by race, class, age, and marital status, and
also across both space and time. Some essays examine the lives of
well-known women-such as First Lady Dolley Madison-from a new
perspective. Others introduce readers to relatively obscure
historical figures: the convicted witch Grace Sherwood; the
colonial printer Clementina Rind; Harriet Hemings, the enslaved
daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Essays on the frontier heroine Mary
Draper Ingles and the Civil War spy Elizabeth Van Lew examine the
real women behind the legends. Altogether, the essays in this
collection offer readers an engaging and personal window onto the
experiences of women in the Old Dominion.
Women in Power profiles 22 world leaders who have held the top
positions of political power since 1960. Each chapter is devoted to
a region of the world. In addition to providing an overview of the
political careers of the women who emerged as leaders in these
regions, the authors examine the political systems of each region
in terms of the involvement of women in politics. Biographies of
these political leaders are embedded within regional analyses that
reveal not only the personal circumstances that each woman faced in
her quest for power but also the political milieu from which she
emerged. We learn about the obstacles as well as the advantages
these women faced, and we derive insights into the structures that
exist in our own societies regarding the power relations between
men and women. Women in Power also devotes a chapter to differing
theories of women's leadership and various theories of feminism
around the world. Finally, in an effort to understand how the
United States can appear to be the bastion of women's liberation
around the world and yet have only 15 percent representation of
women in power and no female president to date, the authors explore
prospects for the upcoming 2008 U.S. presidential election and
discuss potential candidates.
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The list of gross human rights violations against women is endless
wordwide. Human rights that exclude or discriminate women are
explicitly inhuman!
Herself an Author addresses the critical question of how to
approach the study of women's writing. It explores various methods
of engaging in a meaningful way with a rich corpus of poetry and
prose written by women of the late Ming and Qing periods, much of
it rediscovered by the author in rare book collections in China and
the United States. The volume treats different genres of writing
and includes translations of texts that are made available for the
first time in English. Among the works considered are the life-long
poetic record of Gan Lirou, the lyrical travel journal kept by Wang
Fengxian, and the erotic poetry of the concubine Shen Cai.Taking
the view that gentry women's varied textual production was a form
of cultural practice, Grace Fong examines women's autobiographical
poetry collections, travel writings, and critical discourse on the
subject of women's poetry, offering fresh insights on women's
intervention into the dominant male literary tradition. The wealth
of texts translated and discussed here include fascinating
documents written by concubines - women who occupied a subordinate
position in the family and social system.Fong adopts the notion of
agency as a theoretical focus to investigate forms of subjectivity
and enactments of subject positions in the intersection between
textual practice and social inscription. Her reading of the life
and work of women writers reveals surprising instances and modes of
self-empowerment within the gender constraints of Confucian
orthodoxy. Fong argues that literate women in late imperial China
used writing and reading to create literary and social communities,
transcend temporal-spatial and social limitations, and represent
themselves as the authors of their own life histories.
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