What Is The Use Of Open Space In Girlhood

In The Venus Hip Hop and the Pink Ghetto, Imani Perry argues that the over-sexualized, unattainable bodies of black women in popular culture will lead to the breakdown of feminism and the positive body image of the everyday black

Gates highlights that For colored girls is a film that makes a strong message of empowerment to the humanity of women. No matter how bad things could get in life and no matter how many times you’ve been brought down, always know you are strong enough to get back up and not let darkness conquer your life. This essay will explore how a person can overcome any kind of tragedy, hardship or struggle whether or not they are affected emotionally,

Feminists that approach analyzing popular culture proceed from a variety of theoretical positions that carry with them a deeper social analysis and political agenda. Popular culture has been a critical part of feminist analysis. “Cultural politics are crucially important to feminism because they involve struggles over meaning” (Storey, Intro 136). Analyzing a piece of pop culture through a feminist viewpoint, whether it be a music video or any sort of media, opens up a broader discussion about the structure of our patriarchal society and the ways in which politics are constantly portrayed and

There are a variety of ways to tell a story to a viewer. Lee choose a very peculiar way to present the story to viewers. The film is first introduced with establishing shots placing the viewers in Brooklyn New York. One of the first scenes at 3:25 involved the camera zooming into Nola in her bed with the covers rustling followed by her sitting up and addressing the camera. However, before she can say a word the film cuts to a black screen with her name ‘Nola Darling’ representing the film as a documentary feature. The action of talking directly to the camera outlines her polymorphous sexuality, but as someone who wants to be appreciated on her own terms. In other words, this interview format manages to create a hybrid form of documentary and dramatic elements as Nola, her three lovers, and the

No one expects to hear “used” when they ask a little girl what do you want to be when you grow up? Yet that is the exact expectations society places on them. Jessie Reyez expresses this in her short film and music video “Gatekeeper”. The artifact opposes the societal expectation that women must use their bodies and sexuality to be successful and instead teaches that they must not succumb to the ever present male dominance and can achieve success without dishing away their morals. Exploring the music video and film with a feminist and narrative perspective allows for a deeper look into the role of women and the moral of the story. Her message defying the status quo allows for positive implications where both men and women do not feel forced

This genre is typically modern, perky and upbeat, but the common narrative in all of them is that it features a woman who is strong and she overcomes adversity to reach her goals. There is also a message of empowerment that also struggles with a romantic predicament and using comedy to poke fun at the male characters. Industries are still producing soppy romantic comedies for the female audience but the divide between the standard chick flick and romantic comedy is slowly disappearing. Similarly to the beginning of this essay it is evident that institutions are moving in the direction of women’s place in culture in relation to this film genre; women are usually shown as the super power since they are made to appeal to the female audience. However

When Linda enters into society in Malpais, a “Savage Reservation” she is not used to the more traditional views on sexuality. She is shamed, beaten and exiled by the women of the city. Linda is lost in this new culture. She is unable to adapt and idealizes life in the New World. Linda secludes herself with her son. Linda is an outsider in ideology and habits in Malpais, but has nowhere else to go.

Popular culture is often a reflection of society; both literature and the media have the capacity to cement ideas in the minds of readers and viewers. In many cases, the notions and stories glorified by the media refrain from sharing a true depiction of society and are narrow-minded in their focus. Recently, the feminist movement has denounced popular culture for its ignorance, fighting for a more realistic portrait to be painted by those with the power to reach millions. Specifically, both Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Danger of a Single Story” share how the classic gender stereotypes seen in popular culture are unable to capture the full spectrum of stories that define society, and are limiting in their portrayals of women. Moreover, both authors share personal stories, reference prominent world figures, and cite relevant statistics in their works. Therefore, in both Bad Feminist and “The Danger of a Single Story”, Roxane Gay and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie appeal to readers pathos, logos, and ethos in order to construct the argument that the single story of women in popular culture is stereotypical and restrictive.

The artist, Destiny Frasqueri, explores what it means to be young and brown in today’s America through her spoken word poem “Brown Girl Blues.” Frasqueri informs listeners of the hardship and oppression on the black community and the racial divide the government keeps on society. This argument makes sense. With the pandemonium that appears on the news and the riots that happen daily it’s obvious the reasons behind Frasqueri perspective. Though Frasqueri is talking on such deep and demanding material she stills keeps an optimistic disposition on the topic. Destiny Frasqueri has spent her whole artistic career writing about the injustice of minorities. Many of her other pieces have a more dark and isolated tone, but not “Brown Girl Blues”. The jazzy and soulful instrumental integrated with a video of young, black, powerful females gives a unique and hopeful vibe to

There are mainstream role expectations that our society deems fit for every individual. When individuals don’t follow what society sees as the norm it can cause tension. The use of Nikki Jones’ book, between good and Ghetto: African American Girls and Inner City Violence helps depict the reality of black women and violence in inner cities. Examining this text and applying it to the film Out in the Night can start to show how the medias depiction of the women in Out in the Night heavily relies on the hetero-normative narratives that many people hold in today’s society, instead of the harsh reality that is seen throughout Jones’s book. The use of intersectionality and role expectations play a huge role in how these young women are treated throughout

In order to properly view a story from a feminist perspective, it is important that the reader fully understands what the feminist perspective entails. “There are many feminist perspectives, and each perspective uses different approaches to analyze and interpret texts. One is that gender is “socially constructed” and another is that power is distributed unequally on the basis of sex, race, and ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, ability, sexuality, and economic class status” (South University Online, 2011, para. 1). The story “Girl” is an outline of the things young girls

Fundamentally, gender, racism and class are three controversial social issues that have for a long period triggered heated debate in the American society. In essence, this issues concern the daily lives of American citizen and immigrants disregarding their class, social status, educational level or the position they hold in the society. Therefore, it is imperative that these issues are analyzed comprehensively in order to take an informed stand about the impact they have to the society. This paper, seeks to critically examine how gender, racism and class are addressed in the two movies “Bread and Roses “and ”Hammering it”.

In Stella Bruzzi’s book, Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in Movies, she challenges many assumptions and views on the role of clothes, gender, and identity in film. Written with her thorough

In society, women are often perceived as the weaker sex, both physically and mentally. In modern times women have leveled the playing field between men and women, and feminism is a highly discussed topic, but for years, women faced discrimination and prejudice both in life and in the workplace, due to their sex. This way of thinking flooded into the world of film. In their works, the authors of each of the various sources address the limitations and liberations of women both on and off the screen in nineteenth century Film and Cinema. Not every source is completely filled with information related to the research topic, but they do cover and analyze many of the same points from different perspectives. Prominent points addressed in each

The film version of Diary of a Teenage Girl, rather than condemning patriarchal privilege and its attendant exploitations as the book does, is instead a very careful take on a young 's girl 's exploration of her sexuality. The film and the book share the same premise but ultimately differ on delivery due to their inherently different approaches to capturing Minnie’s life as her and the other characters are portrayed differently, so much so that is a cautious take on an otherwise un-barred novel. Rather than touching upon patriarchal privilege and its exploitations, the film smooths over many of the more intense aspects in order to create a happy ending for itself, which is fundamentally different than what the book intended.