A loophole of retreat? Predominately White institutions as paradoxical spaces for high achieving African American women     

Christina S. Haynes 《International journal of qualitative studies in education》2013,26(8):998-1018

Abstract

High achieving Black female students attending predominately-White institutions (PWIs) are stereotyped as being strong willed and celebrated for their resilience. On the surface, these narratives seem to compliment African American students for doing well. However, strong-Black-woman depictions trivialize the racism and sexism these women experience. Utilizing Black feminist geographic theory, I argue that colleges and universities can be “paradoxical spaces” for academically successful Black women: The sense of accomplishment that comes from performing at peak levels often gets undercut by the marginalization these women face on campus. Qualitative, open-ended interviews of 20 participants attending a large Midwestern PWI demonstrate that high achieving African American women relish the intellectual challenges of their academic pursuits, yet they also deal with intense feelings of isolation and frustration.  相似文献   

ACT UP 25: HIV/AIDS,Archival Queers,and Mnemonic World Making     

Charles E. Morris III 《Quarterly Journal of Speech》2013,99(1):49-53

Audre Lorde's speech, “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action, “sheds light on the margins of rhetoric in the sense of the public speech because she examines factors that may cause some people to remain silent while enabling others to speak and act. “Margins” refers both to the parameters employed for defining a practice and the relative place or value of varied activities exemplifying the practice. Lorde interweaves her commentary on the silence surrounding breast cancer with insights about silence drawn from her experiences as a member of several subordinated communities, especially as they relate to the misuse of power to silence those who are different. Her speech comments on silencing and power, sexism, verbal abuse, violence and sexualized aggression, shame, the taboo, and hostile social environments. Paradoxically, Lorde's speech is as much about the possibilities of rhetoric as its limits.  相似文献   

Intersectional rhetoric: Where intersectionality as analytic sensibility and embodied rhetorical praxis converge     

Hailey Nicole Otis 《Quarterly Journal of Speech》2013,99(4):369-389

Serious considerations of intersectionality are critical to the future and viability of feminist rhetorical scholarship and scholars have made impressive methodological shifts in response to this exigency. However, though feminist rhetorical scholarship has painted a rich picture of how intersectionality operates at the level of the critic, I suggest that there needs to be more critical investigation of how intersectionality functions at the level of discourse—how it is constituted by and through rhetoric. To this end, I develop a theory of intersectional rhetoric, which I argue emerges at the point where intersectionality as an analytic sensibility and embodied rhetorical praxis converge. I theorize the ways in which intersectional rhetoric manifests junctures between (1) theory and experience, (2) discourse and materiality, and (3) academic and activist intellectual spheres to develop more nuanced political arguments about structural oppression on multiple axes. I use the work of body positive activist Ashleigh Shackelford as a case study for examining how, through what techniques, and to what end rhetors craft these links in performances of intersectional rhetoric. I conclude by discussing the implications a theory of intersectional rhetoric has for rhetorical theory, rhetorical critics, and intersectional feminist activism.  相似文献   

Unpacking Our Academic Suitcases: The Inner Workings of Our Feminist Research Group     

Vikki Krane  Sally R. Ross  Katie Sullivan Barak  Julie L. Rowse  Cathryn B. Lucas-Carr 《Quest (Human Kinetics)》2013,65(4):249-267

In this paper we focus on the lived experiences of multidisciplinary scholars as we navigated and coalesced into a productive, interdisciplinary collaboration. We pull from our foundations in feminist methodology and provide excerpts from personal journals and reflexive group interviews to provide a behind-the-scenes account of the inner workings of a feminist research group. While sharing a common research goal, each member negotiated her personal, conceptual, and epistemological stances as we produced an effective, interdisciplinary pastiche. Throughout this process, we worked to create a non-hierarchical atmosphere, continuously and ethically questioned our methods, and incorporated reflexivity in the research processes. In addition to sharing our past experiences, we note challenges we encountered and offer practical suggestions based on the lessons we learned through this collaboration.  相似文献   

Assessing womanist thought: The rhetoric of Susan L. Taylor     

Janice D. Hamlet 《Communication quarterly》2013,61(4):420-436

This essay focuses on the rhetoric of Susan L. Taylor, communications director and former editor of Essence, a national magazine targeted to African American women. Taylor is also the author of the magazine's monthly column, “In the Spirit.” Her monthly columns focusing on African American women's empowerment epitomize the tenets of womanist epistemology and methodology and therefore are worthy of scholarly attention.  相似文献   

Behavioural objectives in a reading programme: An experiment     

Cornelius A. O'Connor 《Irish Educational Studies》2013,32(1):103-119

Maria Edgeworth was a nineteenth century novelist, primarily remembered for her adult and children's novels. Yet her book, Letters for literary ladies discussed the importance of science education for girls and in conjunction with her father, Richard Edgeworth, she wrote several treatises on education. Their book Practical education advocates an inquiry approach to teaching science and also using scientific practices, such as observation and data collection, to examine and plan children's education. They emphasised the importance and the role of experimentation, observation and critical thinking in the development of children's knowledge, skills and attitudes towards learning. However, the history of science education has to date ignored this seminal work and Maria's contributions to women's science education.  相似文献   

当代女性文学与精神分析学   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

赵树勤 《湖南师范大学社会科学学报》2003,32(3):94-100

20世纪80年代以来弗洛伊德主义在中国文学中的复归并取得辉煌的成绩，首先应归功于女性作家，她们在性别意识觉醒的同时找到了弗洛伊德主义作为自己最为契合的理论资源。当代女性文学的料神分析学特征主要表现在以下方面：“黑暗大陆“的守梦者；创伤经验与童年固结；变态心理的艺术聚焦。  相似文献   

论《我的光辉生涯》中女主人公形象     

石发林  于美琴 《绵阳师范学院学报》2007,26(3):83-85

本文通过对迈尔斯·富兰克林的代表作<我的光辉生涯>中女主人公西比拉的形象分析,探讨了被边缘化的丛林女人如何追寻自己的命运以及在追寻的过程中所遇到的理想与爱情、本我与自我、传统道德与人性欲望的冲突.此外,本文通过西比拉与简·爱的对比,揭示了西比拉身上所反映出的女权主义思想.  相似文献   

从《德伯家的苔丝》看哈代的男性思维与女权意识   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

杨建玫 《新乡师范高等专科学校学报》2004,18(1):113-115

在《德伯家的苔丝》中,哈代接受了父权制社会中的妇女观念,在小说创作中使用男性观察视角、男性叙述模式、男性话语和人物的二元对立语言,体现一定的男性思维。但小说中又含有一定的女权主义意识,这显露出哈代创作意识中的矛盾性。  相似文献   

美丽的乌托邦梦——从《简·爱》的结局看夏绿蒂·勃朗特的女性意识     

邸玲 《安康学院学报》2007,19(2):54-55,64

《简.爱》是19世纪女性作家夏绿蒂.勃朗特的代表作品,小说大团圆式的结局,历来遭到评论界的批评。但本文却认为,这样的一个结局恰恰反映了19世纪女作家对于女性问题的思考,即女性要独立必须要有独立的经济基础,在家庭关系中要获得真正平等的地位。当然,小说的结局也反映了作者对于女性出路问题思考的不彻底,这是时代局限性的反映。  相似文献