Firestarters - The Trailblazing Females of the Jazz & Big Band Era
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A 5 page paper that examines the sexism and racism that faced female performers during the jazz and big band era of the 1930s and 1940s. Discussed is the resistance and non-acceptance that confronted these performers as well as the innovation and persistence used by legendary performers such as Billy Tipton in conquering these obstacles. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: LCfire.doc

Foucault And Feminism
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This 10 page paper argues that the French philosopher, Michel Foucault, is a modern representation of the ways in which women are viewed, especially from the perspective of the twentieth century when post modernism and post structuralism took form, by examining Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish: The Birth of The Prison; Caroline Ramazanoglu's collection of essays in Up Against Foucault: Explorations of Some of the Tensions Between Foucault and Feminism and Madan Sarup's treatise on Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTfoufem.wps

Friedan and de Beauvoir
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A paper which considers the theories of Betty Friedan and Simone de Beauvoir on the social role of women, with particular reference to the formation of traditional gender roles in a patriarchal social culture. Bibliography lists 2 sourcs
Filename: JLfriedan.rtf

Friedman/Mappings: Feminism & Cultural Geography
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An 8 page book review that examines Mappings, Feminism and Cultural Geographies of Encounters by Susan S. Friedman. The writer argues that this powerful text moves feminist theory away from paralyzing debates concerning perceived dichotomies of identity, them vs. us, white vs. other, etc. and towards a broader geopolitical, social landscape. The vision that Friedman offers of the future of feminist theory goes beyond identity politics, as she guides the reader toward greater understanding of how identities are both negotiated and transformed. Drawing from the gamut of popular culture, Friedman relates to books, movies, poetry and the mass media, as she address theoretical issues that are pivotal to post-modern feminism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khfrimap.rtf

Gay & Lesbian Marriage
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A 9 page research paper that examines the debate concerning same-sex marriage. This examination of the literature on this topic, first of all, looks into the recent history of the debate and the issues that it addresses. Then, arguments favoring the rights of gays and lesbians to marry are explored. This is followed by a look at the rationale that opposes this stance and these arguments are refuted. The last section looks at where the debate stands now before offering conclusions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khglwed.rtf

Gay and Lesbian Culture? Not!
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(11 pp). Unless you just arrived from an alien planet in the last twenty minutes there is little chance, that definition of gay or lesbian culture is without some framework in your life. Gone are the days when one could put there hand over their mouth, gasp in horror, --"well I certainly don't know any." Whether one makes judgments about this "alternative life style," or same-sex couples is another issue. We will be exploring where the culture is today, in this paper. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BBgayles.doc

Gender & Ethnicity/Monsoon Wedding & Skin of a Lion
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A 5 page essay that discusses the way that director Mira Nair's film Monsoon Wedding and Michael Ondaatje's novel The Skin of the Lion (1987) are two works that incorporate gender and ethnicity issues. In Nair's film, gender and Indian ethnicity are addressed within the context of a modern romantic comedy that deftly combines elements of the new Westernized India, with respected and honored traditions. Ondaatje's novel is a story of Canadian immigration and emphasizes the wealth of diversity that various immigrants have brought to the city of Toronto. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khtorind.rtf