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Feminism, Economics and Utopia by Karin Schonpflug Pdf
Are there feminist, economic utopian visions amongst feminist economists? What are these visions? Is there a common vision for feminist economics or should there be? Can feminist economics be effective without a utopian vision?Comprehensive and original, this book surveys the entire field of utopian literature; from Plato to the present. Answering
Charlotte Perkins Gilman by Carol Farley Kessler Pdf
A fresh reading of Gilman's fiction and a biographical exploration of her life yield a vision of how the feminist author developed her capacity to imagine a full-blown utopia for women. Much of Gilman's writing represents her effort to portray in fiction solutions that she had recommended in her 1898 treatise "Women and Economics." Includes 14 reprinted selections from Gilman's utopian writings. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Feminism, Economics and Utopia by Karin Schonpflug Pdf
Answering a range of questions and written by a rising star in feminist economics, this book provides explanations of the different kinds of feminism, the evolution of feminist thought and, the history and sources of utopias as a theoretical and/or literary tool.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "Herland" and the Feminist Utopian Reversal of Gender Hierarchies by Mona Zaqqa Pdf
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,8, University of Bonn, language: English, abstract: This paper examines how Gilman contrasts her imagined utopia with reality, and thereby creates a reversal of gender hierarchies. It elaborates primarily on the topics of education, labour distribution and motherhood – which will be consecutively investigated with regard to their utopian representation in Gilman's "Herland", as well as the author's theoretical work regarding each subject. The reformist mindset that followed the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the US-economy during the turn of the 20th century led to a re-emergence of utopian literature (Bartkowski 7). Following the success of Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward 2000-1887 (1888), utopian novels gained in importance and popularity as a medium for discussing issues resulting from the radical changes occurring at the time. Not only did they reflect the country's prevalent dissatisfaction with deficient political, economic and social conditions, but they also provided a platform for writers to explore alternative structures beyond the limits of reality. For feminist writers, the utopia enabled them to envision emancipation from patriarchal structures and challenge prevailing gender hierarchies. Charlotte Perkins Gilman is ranked among the most influential voices of the feminist reform movement of the Fin de Siècle, and is best known for her utopian novel "Herland" (1915). She herein thematizes the issue of gender inequality through an isolated and thriving all-female society and pictures the possibilities that would arise for women without the limitations of patriarchy.
Van Jennings, a sociology student, and his two friends, Terry Nicholson and Jeff Margrave, set out one day to explore an uncharted area said to be home to a colony consisting entirely of women. Their biplane suitably hidden in the surrounding forest, the men begin their search for civilisation. But it is not long before they are discovered, and they are captured and taken in by the society they set out to study. As boundaries are broken down and the web of mystery is brushed aside, the men soon begin to realise that there is much to be envied about this society, and perhaps it is they that have some reckoning to do. Dealing with the powerful themes of consent, consumerism and colonialism, Herland is a thought-provoking tale that trains a lens on our own concepts of society. 'So radical that more than fifty years passed before society began to catch up with its feminism.' (Radio Times) 'Prepare for a feminist lecture, but one that does not lose sight of the need to entertain.' (Guardian) 'An important feminist work, long forgotten.' (David Pringle)
Delightfully humorous account of a feminist utopia in which three male explorers stumble upon an all-female society isolated in a distant part of the earth. Describes an isolated society composed entirely of women who reproduce via parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). The result is an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. Early 20th-century vehicle for Gilman's then-unconventional views of male-female behavior, motherhood, individuality, sense of community, sexuality, and other topics. Mischievous, ironic approach used to telling effect.
Feminism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s utopian novel "Herland" by Silvia Dreiling Pdf
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 3,0, University of Salzburg, language: English, abstract: The goal of this paper is to demonstrate Charlotte Gilman’s personal view on feminism, and her realisation of feminism in the utopian novel "Herland". This feminist utopian novel is one of the last texts that belong to the early- twentieth- century wave of feminism. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a feminist and a Progressive Era public intellectual whose concern were the struggles of the women of her time. She questioned the hierarchical structures and the division of power, labor, and discourse. Her desire was to create a world in which men and women are equally autonomous selves and live together as humans. Here, she stressed that women needed attention as their economic, social, and cultural retardation hindered human progress. Her writings are significant reminders of the patriarchal world in which women were suppressed by the power of men. Gilman believed that marriage and the arrangement of the nuclear family as well as domesticity were the main reasons for women’s oppression. According to her, women were seen only as a sexed group that was subordinated by men. Not only did she search for the roots of this subordination, but also focused on education with the goal of creating a humane and nurturing environment. Basically, she wanted to achieve changes regarding marriage, home, the education of children, and women’s work.
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The Feminist Utopia Project by Alexandra Brodsky,Rachel Kauder-Nalebuff Pdf
In this ground-breaking collection, more than 50 cutting-edge voices invite us to imagine a truly feminist world. An abortion provider reinvents birth control, a teenage rock band dreams up a new way to make music and Maya Dusenbery resets the standard for good sex. Combining essays, interviews, poetry, illustrations and short stories, The Feminist Utopia Project challenges the status quo that accepts inequality and violence as a given - and inspires us to demand a radically better future.
Women's Utopias of the Eighteenth Century by Alessa Johns Pdf
No human society has ever been perfect, a fact that has led thinkers as far back as Plato and St. Augustine to conceive of utopias both as a fanciful means of escape from an imperfect reality and as a useful tool with which to design improvements upon it. The most studied utopias have been proposed by men, but during the eighteenth century a group of reform-oriented female novelists put forth a series of work that expressed their views of, and their reservations about, ideal societies. In Women's Utopias of the Eighteenth Century, Alessa Johns examines the utopian communities envisaged by Mary Astell, Sarah Fielding, Mary Hamilton, Sarah Scott, and other writers from Britain and continental Europe, uncovering the ways in which they resembled--and departed from--traditional utopias. Johns demonstrates that while traditional visions tended to look back to absolutist models, women's utopias quickly incorporated emerging liberal ideas that allowed far more room for personal initiative and gave agency to groups that were not culturally dominant, such as the female writers themselves. Women's utopias, Johns argues, were reproductive in nature. They had the potential to reimagine and perpetuate themselves.
Feminism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Utopian Novel "Herland" by Silvia Dreiling Pdf
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 3,0, University of Salzburg, language: English, abstract: The goal of this paper is to demonstrate Charlotte Gilman's personal view on feminism, and her realisation of feminism in the utopian novel "Herland". This feminist utopian novel is one of the last texts that belong to the early- twentieth- century wave of feminism. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a feminist and a Progressive Era public intellectual whose concern were the struggles of the women of her time. She questioned the hierarchical structures and the division of power, labor, and discourse. Her desire was to create a world in which men and women are equally autonomous selves and live together as humans. Here, she stressed that women needed attention as their economic, social, and cultural retardation hindered human progress. Her writings are significant reminders of the patriarchal world in which women were suppressed by the power of men. Gilman believed that marriage and the arrangement of the nuclear family as well as domesticity were the main reasons for women's oppression. According to her, women were seen only as a sexed group that was subordinated by men. Not only did she search for the roots of this subordination, but also focused on education with the goal of creating a humane and nurturing environment. Basically, she wanted to achieve changes regarding marriage, home, the education of children, and women's work.
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall we have been told that no alternative to Western capitalism is possible or desirable. This book challenges this view with two arguments. First, the above premise ignores the enormous variety within capitalism itself. Second, there are enormous forces of transformation within contemporary capitalisms, associated with moves towards a more knowledge-intensive economy. These forces challenge the traditional bases of contract and employment, and could lead to a quite different socio-economic system. Without proposing a static blueprint, this book explores this possible scenario.
Hailed as a classic of speculative fiction, Marge Piercy’s landmark novel is a transformative vision of two futures—and what it takes to will one or the other into reality. Harrowing and prescient, Woman on the Edge of Time speaks to a new generation on whom these choices weigh more heavily than ever before. Connie Ramos is a Mexican American woman living on the streets of New York. Once ambitious and proud, she has lost her child, her husband, her dignity—and now they want to take her sanity. After being unjustly committed to a mental institution, Connie is contacted by an envoy from the year 2137, who shows her a time of sexual and racial equality, environmental purity, and unprecedented self-actualization. But Connie also bears witness to another potential outcome: a society of grotesque exploitation in which the barrier between person and commodity has finally been eroded. One will become our world. And Connie herself may strike the decisive blow. Praise for Woman on the Edge of Time “This is one of those rare novels that leave us different people at the end than we were at the beginning. Whether you are reading Marge Piercy’s great work again or for the first time, it will remind you that we are creating the future with every choice we make.”—Gloria Steinem “An ambitious, unusual novel about the possibilities for moral courage in contemporary society.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “A stunning, even astonishing novel . . . marvelous and compelling.”—Publishers Weekly “Connie Ramos’s world is cuttingly real.”—Newsweek “Absorbing and exciting.”—The New York Times Book Review
Feminist Utopias in a Postmodern Era by Alkeline van Lenning,Marrie Bekker,Ine Vanwesenbeeck Pdf
There is a respectable feminist tradition in utopian thought. Dreams and fantasies about gender-equal, women-friendly or female-dominated worlds have been formulated abundantly. However, utopian thinking has also met with severe criticism. By definition, utopias were said to be too idealistic, and of little use in the process of societal change. More recently, it has been stressed that the concept of utopia has been superseded by postmodern awareness, in which general explanations of gender inequality (and, along with them, general utopian views) are disqualified to the benefit of more local and more specific theories. In this book, the reader will find not one general, broadly defined utopia, but instead, a wide array of more or less specific, feminist utopias. Utopias are viewed as preliminary and imaginary goals from which present situations can be revalued and from which strategies for change can be developed. As such, utopias have not lost their significance.
