Third-wave feminism
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the period of feminist thought and activity that began in the 1990s and focused on expanding the common definitions of gender and sexuality by encompassing such additional themes as queer theory, transgender politics, womanism, ecofeminism, libertarian feminism, etc.
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The historical foundations of the "good" mother versus the "bad" mother in a rhetorical enthymematic debate of what it means to "have it all" in the twenty-first century, 2013
Item — Call number MU Thesis Sea
Identifier: b7607917
Introduction [excerpt]
Feminist theorists have long been evaluating the representation of the mother, both in literature and in a cultural context, through media and other contemporary sources.... By drawing on insights from feminist theories and the rhetorical theory of the enthymeme, this essay will uncover the history and meaning of constructed gender roles pertaining to mothering, why we accept them as the norm, and will conclude by discussing how society can disengage from the dominant discourse and...
Dates:
2013