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Discussion #1
Feminism and Literature (graded)
Let’s connect the themes of the three readings and the lecture
for this week to talk about how the ways feminist literature has influenced
contemporary thinking?
In your first post, share what you see the main themes or issues that were
important the writer of at least one of the following feminist works:
The Outside by Susan Glaspell (audio available in the lecture)
A Society by Virginia Woolf
The Solitude of Self by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Be sure to reference the specific elements of at least one of the readings or audio in your response. We’ll follow up as a class to connect these historical issues to present-day discussions of women and society.
Discussion #2 HUMANITIES
This week, we looked at several examples of early modernist art such as Cubism, Fauvism,futurism, and expressionism. Let's discuss the relationships between these aesthetic categories and the sociopolitical climate of the period.
How did the sociopolitical climate of the time period, including the two world wars, influence artists?
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: DISCUSSION 1 AND 2
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Discussion 1 and 2
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Instructor
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DISCUSSION 1 AND 2
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Discussion I
In the Solitude of Self, Elizabeth Cady Stanton raises then expands upon the natural
rights philosophy, by arguing that both men and women face the same struggles and have
individual responsibility (Campbell, 1980). The Solitude of Self being her resignation speech,
she supports women’s long fight for equality on the premise that people are entitled to equality
and social dignity since each is different, and independently accountable for themselves. At the
time of her speech most women still depended upon a male figure, husband or father but argued
that independent of gender, one has to struggle in life to survive.
Stanton also stated that with America being a democracy, both men and women are selfsovereign, a part of the society and all with the right to vote and ...
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