This document discusses the relationship between the human right to adequate food, climate change, and gender. It outlines the legal structures that recognize the right to food and examines challenges like poverty, inequalities, and environmental degradation. Women are especially vulnerable as climate change impacts food security. The effects of climate change on food systems, like reduced crop yields and more extreme weather, disproportionately impact the poor, including many women farmers. Gender-sensitive climate and development policies are needed to ensure women's participation and access to resources to build resilience.
Booklet με comics - Comenius project "Gender Role Inequalities" - 2o ΕΠΑΛ Για...Dafnitsa
Booklet με comics που έγινε στα πλαίσια του Ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος Comenius με θέμα "Gender Role Inequalities" που πραγματοποίησε το 2ο ΕΠΑΛ Γιαννιτσών τα έτη 2012-2014. Το booklet είχε ως θέμα τις ανισότητες στο χώρο της εργασίας.
Women in Comics: The Representation of Feminism in the Comic Book IndustryPhil Bova
A small PP presentation I put together for an Undergraduate course I took some time ago. Although much has changed in the industry over time, the same issues are still relevant in many discussions on the female form in graphic novels.
This document provides summaries of various Japanese demons and spirits known as yokai. It describes demons such as the face powder hag who steals girls' faces, the mountain hag who can read minds, the snake woman who turns into a half-snake creature, and the spider woman who seduces men. Other demons mentioned include the woman with black teeth who kills those who aren't her ex-lover, the cackling woman who causes bad luck, and the raccoon dog who transforms and plays tricks. The document explores what these demons symbolize and shares some additional Japanese ghost stories.
1) The document is a presentation about George Eliot's ecological philosophy in her novel "The Mill on the Floss" from an ecofeminist perspective.
2) It discusses how women, gypsies, and nature are portrayed as "the other" and oppressed in the novel, using examples from the text.
3) Val Plumwood's ecofeminist theory of dualisms that position women and nature as inferior is used to analyze Eliot's philosophy, which presents a "natural philosophy" through her works like John Constable's philosophy of art.
4) The flood in the novel is interpreted both as nature's revenge and a metaphor for the unstoppable industrialization, while
This document discusses various issues related to the portrayal of violence against women in different media such as films, television, comics, and advertisements. It examines how such portrayals may normalize violence in society over time and reinforce certain ideologies. One quote included argues that depicting the rape of a woman is no different than depicting decapitation as a way to show that a villain is bad. The document provides various sources and examples related to the topic.
This document discusses corporate environmentalism and neoliberalism, and proposes an alternative of ecofeminist care ethics. It argues that corporate environmentalism frames issues in a way that benefits corporations and elites, rather than the environment. Neoliberalism also fails to adequately address environmental damage. In contrast, ecofeminist care ethics values emotion and embodied experience, challenges human disconnection from nature, and sees care as a form of resistance against capitalist logic. An ethics of care could motivate transformative change through hope and responsibility.
This document discusses the relationship between the human right to adequate food, climate change, and gender. It outlines the legal structures that recognize the right to food and examines challenges like poverty, inequalities, and environmental degradation. Women are especially vulnerable as climate change impacts food security. The effects of climate change on food systems, like reduced crop yields and more extreme weather, disproportionately impact the poor, including many women farmers. Gender-sensitive climate and development policies are needed to ensure women's participation and access to resources to build resilience.
Booklet με comics - Comenius project "Gender Role Inequalities" - 2o ΕΠΑΛ Για...Dafnitsa
Booklet με comics που έγινε στα πλαίσια του Ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος Comenius με θέμα "Gender Role Inequalities" που πραγματοποίησε το 2ο ΕΠΑΛ Γιαννιτσών τα έτη 2012-2014. Το booklet είχε ως θέμα τις ανισότητες στο χώρο της εργασίας.
Women in Comics: The Representation of Feminism in the Comic Book IndustryPhil Bova
A small PP presentation I put together for an Undergraduate course I took some time ago. Although much has changed in the industry over time, the same issues are still relevant in many discussions on the female form in graphic novels.
This document provides summaries of various Japanese demons and spirits known as yokai. It describes demons such as the face powder hag who steals girls' faces, the mountain hag who can read minds, the snake woman who turns into a half-snake creature, and the spider woman who seduces men. Other demons mentioned include the woman with black teeth who kills those who aren't her ex-lover, the cackling woman who causes bad luck, and the raccoon dog who transforms and plays tricks. The document explores what these demons symbolize and shares some additional Japanese ghost stories.
1) The document is a presentation about George Eliot's ecological philosophy in her novel "The Mill on the Floss" from an ecofeminist perspective.
2) It discusses how women, gypsies, and nature are portrayed as "the other" and oppressed in the novel, using examples from the text.
3) Val Plumwood's ecofeminist theory of dualisms that position women and nature as inferior is used to analyze Eliot's philosophy, which presents a "natural philosophy" through her works like John Constable's philosophy of art.
4) The flood in the novel is interpreted both as nature's revenge and a metaphor for the unstoppable industrialization, while
This document discusses various issues related to the portrayal of violence against women in different media such as films, television, comics, and advertisements. It examines how such portrayals may normalize violence in society over time and reinforce certain ideologies. One quote included argues that depicting the rape of a woman is no different than depicting decapitation as a way to show that a villain is bad. The document provides various sources and examples related to the topic.
This document discusses corporate environmentalism and neoliberalism, and proposes an alternative of ecofeminist care ethics. It argues that corporate environmentalism frames issues in a way that benefits corporations and elites, rather than the environment. Neoliberalism also fails to adequately address environmental damage. In contrast, ecofeminist care ethics values emotion and embodied experience, challenges human disconnection from nature, and sees care as a form of resistance against capitalist logic. An ethics of care could motivate transformative change through hope and responsibility.
The community kitchen began in the late 2000s with the aims of addressing food poverty, fuel poverty, social isolation, and food waste. Volunteers cook a free community meal once a week using surplus food donations. The meal fosters interconnection among a diverse group of attendees, including those experiencing vulnerabilities. An ecofeminist ethic of care informs the kitchen's practices of embodied caring through food and relationship-building. The kitchen also connects volunteers to bigger issues around the unsustainable and unjust food system through educational activities and experiences with food waste collections. While small-scale, the kitchen provides care and resistance to social problems through community-building and raising awareness.
This document discusses ecofeminism, which is an intersection of feminism and environmentalism. It emphasizes the deep interconnectedness between humans and the natural world. Vandana Shiva is quoted as saying that ecofeminism prevents feminism and environmentalism from becoming new forms of elitism by focusing on society and nature. Ecofeminism also emphasizes reverence for all life and interrelationships. Examples provided include the novel Fire on the Mountain and the Chipko movement in India where women formed human chains to protect forests from logging.
Comics and the Common Core: New York Comic Con 2013Amie Wright
Comics and the Common Core: The Case to include Comics in the Curriculum. Presented at New York Comic Con 2013 by Amie Wright, New York Public Library; Stephanie Gabelmann, Boonton Holmes Public Library; and Emily Weisenstein, Madison Public Library. Not just for reluctant readers anymore, every child would benefit from including graphic novels in the classroom. Comics and graphic novels are incredible learning tools that not only help support our Common Core State Educational Standards, but also teach literacy and comprehension skills beyond those of traditional books. Presentation includes information on Common Core State Standards, history of comics in the US (including the Comics Code and Senate hearings of the 1950s), comics as tools to enhance and create visual literacy. Presentation also includes a Resource, Links, and Reading List (last 7 slides).
This document discusses gender portrayal in media. It begins by introducing the topic and explaining the author's interest in exploring how gender is depicted in media and the negative influence it can have, especially on children. It then discusses several ways gender is commonly portrayed negatively in media, such as through sexual objectification of women, unrealistic body standards, and stereotypical gender roles. Several impacts of this are also mentioned, like low self-esteem and eating disorders. Examples are provided from various media like advertisements, magazines, television and movies. The document advocates for more positive and accurate gender representations in media to counter these harmful portrayals and influence.
The document traces the origins of comics from early cave paintings and medieval church art that combined images and words, to the political cartoons of William Hogarth in the 18th century. It discusses how Rodolphe Topffer is widely considered the first to combine sequential images and words to tell narrative stories. In the 19th century, improvements in printing and literacy helped newspapers and magazines expand, including the emergence of penny dreadfuls and humor magazines containing early comic strips. By the early 20th century, comics were being published regularly in newspapers and magazines for both children and adults.
1. Feminist literary criticism examines representations of women in texts and challenges traditional gender roles and stereotypes.
2. Early feminist critics analyzed how women authors faced barriers and how female characters were portrayed in limited, stereotypical ways.
3. More recent criticism looks at the intersection of gender with other identities like race and sexuality, and how cultural factors shape concepts of masculinity and femininity.
This document discusses the history and development of feminism and feminist literary criticism. It outlines how traditional gender roles portrayed women as emotional, weak, nurturing and submissive while men were seen as rational, strong, protective and decisive. Early feminist thinkers like Mary Wollstonecraft argued women should have equal rights. Later authors like Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir examined how patriarchal societies define women in relation to men. The document also discusses the work of feminist critics like Elaine Showalter who argued for a feminist literary criticism focused on examining women's writing through a female framework. It provides examples of genres and historical periods feminist criticism has been applied to.
The document outlines several indigenous tribes in Taiwan including the Atayal, Paiwan, Amis, Tawu, and Puyuma tribes. It discusses the Taiwan Hypothesis and Sundaland Model theories of how Austronesian peoples are related. It provides details on films featuring each tribe that showcase aspects of their cultures and histories, including dreams, rituals, woodcarving, and relationships with nature. Directors of indigenous films from each tribe are also listed.
This document summarizes a presentation about Grace McCleen's novel "The Land of Decoration". It discusses the plot of the novel, focusing on the main character Judith and her creation of an imaginary land. It then analyzes how the novel presents messages about family values, social values, and ecofeminism. The presentation argues that Judith's imaginary land represents her personal awakening to ecofeminist ideas and the connections between the oppression of women and nature.
The community kitchen began in the late 2000s with the aims of addressing food poverty, fuel poverty, social isolation, and food waste. Volunteers cook a free community meal once a week using surplus food donations. The meal fosters interconnection among a diverse group of attendees, including those experiencing vulnerabilities. An ecofeminist ethic of care informs the kitchen's practices of embodied caring through food and relationship-building. The kitchen also connects volunteers to bigger issues around the unsustainable and unjust food system through educational activities and experiences with food waste collections. While small-scale, the kitchen provides care and resistance to social problems through community-building and raising awareness.
This document discusses ecofeminism, which is an intersection of feminism and environmentalism. It emphasizes the deep interconnectedness between humans and the natural world. Vandana Shiva is quoted as saying that ecofeminism prevents feminism and environmentalism from becoming new forms of elitism by focusing on society and nature. Ecofeminism also emphasizes reverence for all life and interrelationships. Examples provided include the novel Fire on the Mountain and the Chipko movement in India where women formed human chains to protect forests from logging.
Comics and the Common Core: New York Comic Con 2013Amie Wright
Comics and the Common Core: The Case to include Comics in the Curriculum. Presented at New York Comic Con 2013 by Amie Wright, New York Public Library; Stephanie Gabelmann, Boonton Holmes Public Library; and Emily Weisenstein, Madison Public Library. Not just for reluctant readers anymore, every child would benefit from including graphic novels in the classroom. Comics and graphic novels are incredible learning tools that not only help support our Common Core State Educational Standards, but also teach literacy and comprehension skills beyond those of traditional books. Presentation includes information on Common Core State Standards, history of comics in the US (including the Comics Code and Senate hearings of the 1950s), comics as tools to enhance and create visual literacy. Presentation also includes a Resource, Links, and Reading List (last 7 slides).
This document discusses gender portrayal in media. It begins by introducing the topic and explaining the author's interest in exploring how gender is depicted in media and the negative influence it can have, especially on children. It then discusses several ways gender is commonly portrayed negatively in media, such as through sexual objectification of women, unrealistic body standards, and stereotypical gender roles. Several impacts of this are also mentioned, like low self-esteem and eating disorders. Examples are provided from various media like advertisements, magazines, television and movies. The document advocates for more positive and accurate gender representations in media to counter these harmful portrayals and influence.
The document traces the origins of comics from early cave paintings and medieval church art that combined images and words, to the political cartoons of William Hogarth in the 18th century. It discusses how Rodolphe Topffer is widely considered the first to combine sequential images and words to tell narrative stories. In the 19th century, improvements in printing and literacy helped newspapers and magazines expand, including the emergence of penny dreadfuls and humor magazines containing early comic strips. By the early 20th century, comics were being published regularly in newspapers and magazines for both children and adults.
1. Feminist literary criticism examines representations of women in texts and challenges traditional gender roles and stereotypes.
2. Early feminist critics analyzed how women authors faced barriers and how female characters were portrayed in limited, stereotypical ways.
3. More recent criticism looks at the intersection of gender with other identities like race and sexuality, and how cultural factors shape concepts of masculinity and femininity.
This document discusses the history and development of feminism and feminist literary criticism. It outlines how traditional gender roles portrayed women as emotional, weak, nurturing and submissive while men were seen as rational, strong, protective and decisive. Early feminist thinkers like Mary Wollstonecraft argued women should have equal rights. Later authors like Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir examined how patriarchal societies define women in relation to men. The document also discusses the work of feminist critics like Elaine Showalter who argued for a feminist literary criticism focused on examining women's writing through a female framework. It provides examples of genres and historical periods feminist criticism has been applied to.
The document outlines several indigenous tribes in Taiwan including the Atayal, Paiwan, Amis, Tawu, and Puyuma tribes. It discusses the Taiwan Hypothesis and Sundaland Model theories of how Austronesian peoples are related. It provides details on films featuring each tribe that showcase aspects of their cultures and histories, including dreams, rituals, woodcarving, and relationships with nature. Directors of indigenous films from each tribe are also listed.
This document summarizes a presentation about Grace McCleen's novel "The Land of Decoration". It discusses the plot of the novel, focusing on the main character Judith and her creation of an imaginary land. It then analyzes how the novel presents messages about family values, social values, and ecofeminism. The presentation argues that Judith's imaginary land represents her personal awakening to ecofeminist ideas and the connections between the oppression of women and nature.
2. Outline
• I. Introduction
a. Why this topic?
b. Masculinity
• II. Feminism
a. Virginia Woolf
b. Gloria Steinem
• III. Ecofeminism
a. Val Plumwood
b. Vandana Shiva
• IV. Conclusion
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3. Why I study Feminism and
Ecofeminism?
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4. A Quote from Val Plumwood
• For usually this state is seen as a beleaguered one,
surviving against the hostile intent of men, who
control a world of power and inequality, of
military and technological might and screaming
poverty, where power is the game and power
means domination of both nature and people.
Feminist vision often draws the contrasts
starkly—it is life versus death, Gaia versus Mars,
mysterious forest versus technological desert,
women versus men. (Feminism and the Mastery
of Nature, 7)
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16. a. Virginia Woolf 維吉妮亞.吳爾芙
• All I could do was to offer you an
opinion upon one minor point — a
woman must have money and a
room of her own if she is to write
fiction.
• It is fatal to be a man or woman
pure and simple; one must be
woman-manly or man-womanly.
— A Room of One’s Own
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17. Virginia Woolf’s Orlando
• ‘Lord,’ she thought, when she had recovered from
her start, stretching herself out at length under
her awning, ‘this is a pleasant, lazy way of life, to
be sure. But,’ she thought, giving her legs a kick,
‘these skirts are plaguey things to have about
one’s heels. ……Could I, however, leap overboard
and swim in clothes like these? No! Therefore, I
should have to trust to the protection of a blue-
jacket. Do I object to that? Now do I?’ she
wondered, here encountering the first knot in the
smooth skein of her argument.
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