Feminist Criminology
Feminist Criminology
Criminology refers to any kind of study concerned with crime and criminal justice. It is a term used to include a multitude of topics and approaches. Feminist perspectives, over the past thirty years have not only put some new topics under the criminological cover, they....
Feminist Critique of the 1920s - Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska, and A Lost Lady by Willa Cather,
The Feminist Critique of the 1920s
Between the two novels Bread Givers, by Anzia Yezierska, and A Lost Lady, by Willa Cather, the expectations of women in the 1920s are demonstrated through several characters. Women were expected to act a certain way and if they didnt act that way they we....
Mr. Arcularis by Conrad Aiken
Patriarchal society has hindered or prevented women from realizing their creative possibilities. Often, the derogatory stereotypes of women in literature are written by men merely to enforce the relationship of power in society. In an ideal world, men and women are treated equally in life and litera....
Ophelia: Feminist Criticism and Shakespeares Hamlet
Males have conducted our society in such a way as to show their superiority over women. Ranging from social to economic to familial, our civilization is mainly patriarchal, controlled by males and organized to elevate the status of men while maintaining the subjugation of women. However,....
postfeminism and sex and the city
With reference to relevant textual examples, discuss how useful the concept of postfeminism is to our understanding of contemporary popular TV drama. Your answer should demonstrate a clear understanding of the term 'postfeminism' and also an evaluation of the work of feminist writers in the topi....
Serial Killers - Natural Born Killers?
Natural Born Killers?
It was the kind of smile that was both leering and arrogant, and it stayed with me as though the smile could, at any moment, grow feral, almost as if
he could sprout fangs. -- Helen Morrison, M.D. (Morrison 72)
The 19th century gave rise to a chilling new look in....