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Post-Feminism, emerging in the 1990s as a response to Second Wave Feminism, challenges established definitions of femininity and empowers women to create their own identities. This movement addresses issues of oppression and gender roles while emphasizing personal freedom, including in sexuality and work. Critics question the effectiveness of Third Wave Feminism, pointing to a perceived lack of a clear cause compared to its predecessors. Influential works like Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" explore the fluidity of gender and identity, prompting critical discussions about societal roles and the influence of ideology on gender perception.
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Post Feminism Megan Blackburn
History of Post Feminism • Post Feminism or Third Wave Feminism began in the 1990s as a response to Second Wave Feminism. • It challenged the definitions of femininity that Second Wave Feminism created. • Encourages women to define femininity for themselves. • Some Third Wave Feminists prefer not to call themselves Feminists.
Ideas of Post Feminism • Post Feminism deals with issues meant to limit or oppress women. • Post Feminism seeks to break down gender roles and stereotypes. • Oppression comes from defining gender roles. • Third Wave Feminism celebrated sexuality and said that women could be empowered through working in the sex industry-strippers, porn stars, extc.
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Criticism of Post Feminism • Some critics argue that there is lack of cause in Third Wave Feminism. • First Wave Feminism= Right to Vote • Second Wave Feminism=Ended Legal Sex Discrimination and Equal Opportunity in the Workplace. • What is the goal of Post Feminism?
Post Feminism and Marxism • Ideology is an unconscious process where we assume truths based on culturally constructed beliefs. • The ideas of what it means to be feminine or masculine is all based on ideology. • We have been taught to think that the things we think are true are the truth. • Men oppress women for the benefit of society.
Virginia Woolf’s Orlando • Published in 1928, made into a film in 1992 • Semi-biographical novel based on one of Woolf’s friends • The character Orlando takes on both male and female roles in the novel • Orlando blurs the line between male and female
Some Things To Think About… • What does it mean to grow up as a male or female in our society? • What are our “roles” in our society as a male or a female? Why? • What can we do today, in 2009 to break down these stereotypes? • How does Marxism and Post Feminism relate?
