Feminism is For Everybody
Fully discuss TWO of the following prompts. Each essay should be at least two pages in length but may be longer. Refer to related course readings, films, and lectures, since the midterm exam, for support
ully discuss TWO of the following prompts.
Each essay should be at least two pages in length but may be longer. Refer to related course readings, films, and lectures, since the midterm exam, for support.
- What are the arguments bell hooks makes in Chapter 8, “Global Feminism” in Feminism is For Everybody, and how are her arguments important for today?
- What is bell hooks arguing in chapter 2 “Consciousness-Raising: A Constant Change of Heart,” and chapter 3, “Sisterhood Is Still Powerful,” in Feminism is For Everybody. How are her arguments relevant today?
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Please make sure each prompt is answered in no less than 2 pages!
Answer previewAccording to Hooks (2000), women worldwide have made incredible efforts for freedom against patriarchy and male domination. Non-whites are probably the first women to resist male supremacy. Unfortunately, feminist leaders in the United States fighting for gender equality did not recognize the similar movements in other parts of the world. The white supremacist attitude, especially neocolonialism, influences other countries around the globe. The early feminism was a response towards neocolonialism, but the contemporary feminists disregarded religion, race, gender, and nation. The feminist leader in the United States viewed the “third world” nations as uncivilized, barbaric, and described the sexism in third world nations as more dangerous and brutal than the one in the United States.
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