The Paradox of Being Female - Is there a Feeling of Belonging Together?

Poetry Analysis and Synthesis Paper

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
Cover of the book The Paradox of Being Female - Is there a Feeling of Belonging Together? by Christina Gieseler, GRIN Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Christina Gieseler ISBN: 9783640589562
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: April 12, 2010
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Christina Gieseler
ISBN: 9783640589562
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: April 12, 2010
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Essay from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Hawai'i Pacific University, course: 20th Century Women Writers of Color, language: English, abstract: Being female constitutes a kind of paradox. On the one hand, women constitute one group, one category because of their sex. On the other hand, the belonging to this group does not always mean that women have anything more in common than their sex. Genny Lim's poem 'Wonder Woman' shows how the category of being female is divided in itself by other master statuses that not all women share, and it reveals that one's sex is not an issue which make humans necessarily stick together. On the basis of Rosenblum's and Travis' work The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class and Sexual Orientation, this paper will focus on the way in which Genny Lim's poem illustrates the construction of the 'category of women', and how concepts such as 'Dichotomization', 'Othering', 'Aggregation'and 'Double Consciousness' come into play when the poem's lyrical speaker ponders about and also criticizes the differences and similarities that she finds in women.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Essay from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Hawai'i Pacific University, course: 20th Century Women Writers of Color, language: English, abstract: Being female constitutes a kind of paradox. On the one hand, women constitute one group, one category because of their sex. On the other hand, the belonging to this group does not always mean that women have anything more in common than their sex. Genny Lim's poem 'Wonder Woman' shows how the category of being female is divided in itself by other master statuses that not all women share, and it reveals that one's sex is not an issue which make humans necessarily stick together. On the basis of Rosenblum's and Travis' work The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class and Sexual Orientation, this paper will focus on the way in which Genny Lim's poem illustrates the construction of the 'category of women', and how concepts such as 'Dichotomization', 'Othering', 'Aggregation'and 'Double Consciousness' come into play when the poem's lyrical speaker ponders about and also criticizes the differences and similarities that she finds in women.

More books from GRIN Publishing

Cover of the book Increasing Presence of Documenta Exhibition in Global Civil Society: Methodological Relevance of John Urry's 'Sociology beyond Societies' by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book Je veux devenir blanche by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book Elements of Surrealist practices in contemporary visual art: Louise Bourgeois' critical reworking of Surrealism by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book COIN & Culture: Cross-Cultural Skills for Mission Effectiveness and Excellence by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles by 'Rhizopus stolonifer' and its activity against multidrug resistant 'Escherichia coli' and 'Staphylococcus aureus' by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book Asset Management Strategies by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book The need to assimilate: Searching for an american identity in Abraham Cahan's 'The Rise of David Levinsky' and James Weldon Johnson's 'The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man' by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book The delimitation of the case system in Russian by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book The Effects of Historical and Economic Changes from 1746 to 1886 on Gaelic Society by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book Can agriculture be sustainable in its present industrial and high tech form or must it 'return to the past'? by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book Tourism in China by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book The Turntaking-System by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book Representations of War in American Culture by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book A Summary of Intercultural Instruments Highlighting the Achievement of Total Intercultural Synergy by Christina Gieseler
Cover of the book Applying rationalist institutionalism to the Iraq Case by Christina Gieseler
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy