SCUM Manifesto

stars went and got to know Warhol. In 1967 he published his new book Andy's Warhol's Index.  In 1968 his career almost ended because he was shot by Valerie Solanas on june. Valerie solanas was an american radical feminist best known for writing SCUM Manifesto. Warhol was seriously injured he spend weeks in the New York hospital recovering. Solanas was on one of warhol's film she compliend of the script that was use on the film that was written by her. She was found guilty and was arrested. In 1968

radical feminists, or “feminazis” as some refer to them, and they become the face of feminism. Stories focused on extremists such as Valerie Solanas, who created a manifesto for a hypothetical feminist society, “Society for Cutting Up Men,” garner more attention and excitement than moderate, rational approaches. In her “SCUM Manifesto,” Solanas said, “The male….is trapped in a twilight zone halfway between humans and apes, and is far worse off than the apes….To call a man an animal is to flatter

the media highlights radical feminists, or “feminazis” as some refer to them, and they become the face of feminism. People tend to focus on quotes from extremists such as Valerie Solanas, who created a manifesto for a hypothetical feminist society “Society for Cutting Up Men.” In her “SCUM Manifesto,” Solanas said, “The male….is trapped in a twilight zone halfway between humans and apes, and is far worse off than the

Feminism is defined as the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes ("The Feminist Movement). Women have been denied their right of equality for centuries, and three waves of feminism have occurred because of it. Throughout these times of protest and rebellion, works of feminist literature often increased. Waves of feminism in American were defined differently during each period, and their literature and expressions of protest reflected the oppression women felt and continue

take matters into their own hands. On one hand, there was the group of feminist that came together through anger of the male species. Valerie Solanas, created a group named “SCUM”, which was a group of females who viewed men as a flawed version of women. Through the use of strong language and the exaggeration of a manifesto, she stated how she believed men were weak and passive. (Solanas, para 6) She empowered women to feel as if they were strong enough to live and carry on without a man. Women

In the Communist Manifesto Marx, explained the historical class struggles that each society had encountered since the beginning of time. Class resemblances are usually, the oppressor and the oppressed on opposite sides and classes with various orders of complicated arrangements (p.15). Marx’s believed that his society has not left the class antagonism from earlier times such as the Ancient Roman’s, however, enforced new classes with new conditions and struggles for the oppressed individuals, in place

Modernism is an art movement that became increasingly popular towards the end of the 1800’s. This is a movement that followed the likes of the renaissance and romanticism. It encouraged the avant-garde and the expression of new ideas with a rejection of the past but was not confined to a specific style. There are many art theories that flourished in the modern era and many were created as reactions to others. Examples of modern art movements are impressionism, expressionism, dada, surrealism and

For Karl Marx, the analysis of social class, class structures and changes in those structures are key to understanding capitalism and other social systems or modes of production. In the Communist Manifesto Marx and Engels comment that the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. Analysis of class divisions and struggles is especially important in developing an understanding of the nature of capitalism. For Marx, classes are defined and structured by the relations

When it comes to the evaluation of history, there are a variety of components essential to developing a functional understanding of historical and social context: to look to the future, we must look to the past, and to explore the present, we must think about the potential of the future. This juxtaposition of past, present and future, or the combination of empiricism and logic thought, constitutes dialectical materialism, requiring an examination of the end-goal to determine the means of societal

The Communist Manifesto was first published on the eve of the revolutions of which shook things up in Europe in 1848. It was written by Communists, that assembled their thoughts and views in order to directly tell of their goals, views and clear up any miscommunications. The audience targeted is the public, therefore being somewhat general and easy to comprehend; it was to act as a window, a widened view on Communism, as a theory and political communist movement. This book is composed of four sections