Elements Of Feminism Research Articles

AN ANALYSIS OF FEMINISM IN THE LYRICS OF THE SONG ‘WOMAN’ BY KESHA: SEMIOTICS PERSPECTIVE

This mini research aims to obtain data and further elaborate on the elements of feminism contained in thelyrics of Kesha's song 'Woman'. Song lyrics can be classified as a form of literary work because of the wayit is created with other forms of literature, namely poetry. The method used in this research is a descriptivequalitative method where the data collection technique used in this research is a column table. The theoryused is the semiotic theory put forward by 'Ferdinand De Saussure' where this research will collect data basedon the Signifier: The physical or sound part of a sign that we recognize, such as the written or spoken wordand the Signified: The concept or meaning associated with the signifier contained in the lyrics of Kesha'ssong 'woman'. This song was chosen as research material because it is considered to contain many elementsof feminism.

Gender Stereotype Portrayal on Hardworking Women In “The Intern” Movie Director’s Perspective

As the film industry developed, movies became a concern for some people. One of them is feminists, feminists are starting to infiltrate the film world, and like actors and directors, like Nancy Meyers, Nancy is a gender equality person. The purpose of this research is to find similarities between the characters in the film The Intern (Jules Ostin) character and the director and the reasons why the director included those elements. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method and the sources are the film itself (The Intern 2015), transcripts from the film and news media. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that there are similarities between the life of the director and the character of Jules Ostin. The director tries to include and portray several elements of feminism and gender stereotypes that are presented through the director’s own biography, and also emphasizes that the director (Nancy Meyers) wants people and views to notice a woman when she brings this subject in the film to change and consider them equal to men. in matters of life or choosing a profession.

The womb as Battleground: negotiating motherhood and feminism on Chinese Social Media

ABSTRACT This article conducts a feminist critical discourse analysis (FCDA) of a widely debated occurrence within the Chinese public sphere, where a mother’s decision to accompany her six-year-old son into a female restroom ignited substantial discourse. Employing FCDA to interrogate postings on Zhihu, China’s preeminent question-and-answer platform, the research navigates the discursive construction of motherhood intertwined with the prominence of digital feminist narratives. It engenders a bifold analytic perspective by interweaving “digital feminism” with “C-fem,” a conceptual representation that integrates the entrepreneurial and dissenting elements of feminism within China’s unique socio-cultural matrix. Facilitated by FCDA, the study disentangles three salient discursive trajectories that forefront challenges to entrenched patriarchal paradigms. The emergent strands encompass discourses oscillating between lauded and scrutinized maternal figures, contending perspectives on sexuality education, and forceful rebuttals to gendered childbearing expectations. Collectively, these narratives contribute to a multilayered critique of normative gender constructs and signal a fortified agency of Chinese women in digital feminist praxes. Despite the pressures of traditional gender ideologies and state censorship, the study uncovers the burgeoning assertiveness of Chinese digital feminists, particularly within the non-cooperative C-fem contingent, who increasingly call for transformative societal change. This study not only highlights Chinese women’s negotiation with gender identities in the digital realm but also enriches the global discourse on feminism’s adaptation and resistance in authoritarian contexts.

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin: A Feminist Perspective

Kate Chopin is an American short story writer. She works beyond the imagination for female; therefore, she is considered to be a leading figure of feminism. She produces many short stories, but the story ‘The Story of an Hour’ is famous for the subjugation of female. It is semi autobiography of the writer that is why she has proposed her personal experience in this story. She fights for women in her era because she believes that there is no limit for women in social context. The researcher elaborates the elements of feminism through the character of Louise in her short story ‘The Story of an Hour’ from different perspective such as oppression, subjugations, freedom, identity, marriage, suffrage, struggle, and patriarchal system. The researcher applies Textual Analysis method along with the close reading to find out the above elements in the story. The researcher evaluates numerous research articles to provide evidence for the topic under stud.

Analisis Semiotika Terhadap Tokoh Utama Perempuan dalam Film Perempuan Tanah Jahanam

Horror is still a popular genre in the growth of Indonesian films. Female characters are often featured iconically in the narrative of a horror film. However, there is a negative stigma about the presence of female characters in horror films who appear as antagonistic characters. Female characters often play the role of ghosts, victims of crimes, and other complementary characters. This study uses qualitative research and Roland Barthes semiotics to analyze the representation of female characters in Perempuan Tanah Jahanam. This research focuses on the main female characters in the movie. The results of this study explain the denotation that describes the female characters in Perempuan Tanah Jahanam as women who become the main characters in filling various important roles in horror films, while in the connotation there are various meanings that the main female characters have social strengths such as courage in fighting patriarchal culture, supporting fellow women, working hard and being independent, from the denotation and connotation that the author found formed a myth in the form of elements of feminism that were constructed on the four main characters in the film. Researchers found that the main female character is no longer represented as a victim or a seductive and sexy ghost. Female characters are also not used as a means of supporting the success and interests of commercialism in a horror film.

Breastfeeding and transpersonal values

This inquiry explored the impact of breastfeeding on mothers’ transpersonal values. It acknowledged societal obstacles mothers’ experience when attempting to breastfeed and included 12 participants who had a breastfeeding experience that reflects the current recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO), meaning six months of exclusive breastfeeding followed by a combination of breastfeeding and solid foods for at least two years. The study followed an Organic Inquiry design which allowed for the incorporation of elements of feminism and environmental responsibility. Participant stories were collected through semi-structured online interviews, and the data was analysed using thematic analysis. Participants felt that breastfeeding enhanced transpersonal qualities at a personal level and noticed that these gave rise to transformative action at a community level. Six themes were identified: Transpersonal self-concept, spiritual insights, interconnectedness, discernment, alignment with nature and transformative changes. All participants regarded breastfeeding as a transformative experience which contributed to a sense of alignment with the natural world. Participants insights suggest a congruence of transpersonal psychology’s current focus on social engagement and environmental protection and global breastfeeding support efforts carried out by the WHO.

The Movement of Women in Obtaining Gender Equality in Moxie Movie: A Feminist Approach

This research examines the types of feminism and women's movements in the Moxie (2021) movie that aim to fight the patriarchal system and sexism, and how the main female character and other female characters can deal with it. Moxie (2021) is a coming-of-age genre movie that contains elements of feminism. The data collection used is descriptive qualitative method. The theory of feminism used in this research was the theory of feminism from Tong and Boots (2018). The results of this study show that there were four types of feminism, namely Liberal feminism, Radical feminism, Psychoanalytic and Gender feminism, and Ecofeminist feminism. Then, it was found that there were 4 women's movements that supporting feminism, namely Viviane started zine Moxie as a form of women's resistance, zine Moxie influenced the women's movement in schools, women maintained their self-esteem, and women dared to speak up. Afterwards, some of the moral messages found were the existence of a patriarchal system, discrimination, and sexual harassment until the women dare to fight back and form a feminism club called Moxie. Women deserve to have rights over themselves, such as having equal rights with men, being able to become leaders, and being able to have opinions freely.

Objectification and belittling of Sibyl Vane in Oscar Wilde’s Novel The Picture of Dorian Gray

The purpose of the study is to locate elements of feminism in Oscar Wild’s novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’. It is argued that the male characters are the main focus of the story, while the female characters are treated as supporting characters. Through their gaze and words, the male characters objectify and denigrate the female characters. Females are regarded as nothing more than pretty faces for pleasure-seeking. Elements of objectification are highlighted in the novel by employing the theory of objectification. An in-depth examination of the novel through the lens of objectification theory reveals the shocking reality of male characters treating female characters, particularly Sibyl Vane, as objects. It is concluded that men in the novel treat women brutally. They are either regarded as fools or empty pots. They are treated as something that can be bought, sold, and replaced rather than as a human being with autonomy and subjectivity. Furthermore, other studies could be conducted on the same while applying different linguistic approaches such as pragmatics, critical discourse analysis (CDA) etc.

Exploring Culturally Relative Elements of Feminism among University Students

Aim of the Study: Feminism, a term that encompasses a vast, intricate, and controversial spectrum, represents both an intellectual and social crusade that strives to acknowledge, fathom, and dismantle the pervasive problem of gender inequality. Methodology: This qualitative study was designed to explore the culturally relative elements of feminism. The participants were recruited through purposive sampling technique by using screening questions and after interviewing nine (N=9) participants [04 online; 05 Physical], saturation point was achieved. Nature of the study encouraged us to go for in-depth interviews that lasted from 45-60 minutes on average. Before starting the data collection, a formal protocol of study was approved from the departmental research committee. The data were recorded and transcribed by three veterans of qualitative research; memos were also furnished along with the data. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze the data through the lens of Tracy (2010). This study sheds light on the primary concerns of feminists, which are focused on achieving gender equality and empowering women. Findings: Through the exploration of culturally relative factors, the study revealed that gender inequality remains a prevalent issue within the feminist movement. Additionally, findings of the study highlighted the ultimate goal of feminists is to secure freedom and equality in their lives, irrespective of their cultural background. Conclusion: These conclusions underscore the continued importance of feminist discourse and activism in promoting gender equality, and provide valuable insights into the cultural nuances of feminist theory and practice. Study also discussed limitations and future directions of the study.

Feminism contested and co-opted: Women, agency and politics of gender in the Greek and Greek-Cypriot far right

The literature on the gender dimension of far-right politics has established the constitutive role of gender and women’s involvement in the far right. However, knowledge about how far-right women negotiate and condition their agency within their parties and how they relate to gender, gender equality and feminism remains limited. This article builds on literature on conservative and far-right women’s agency, and on feminism’s employment by the far right. Based on interviews with female politicians and seasoned activists of the Greek Golden Dawn and the Greek-Cypriot National Popular Front, it examines how highly engaged far-right women construct their political agency at the intersections of often contradictory discourses and how, in doing so, they impact understandings of gender, gender equality and feminism. The analysis of the interview material identifies three different formulations of political agency the participants refer to: radical motherhood; female political militancy/political militant femininity and troubling of far-right gender roles. I argue that these different formulations of political agency show how, by using elements of feminism, far-right women construct flexible and versatile far-right gender discourses, which challenge gender essentialist positions that their parties convey. Moreover, they challenge delineations of far-right women’s political agency based on the compliance/(feminist) resistance dichotomy and expose the processes through which far-right women contest feminism by drawing on it. The article further argues that these formulations of political agency and far-right gender discourses may contribute to the far right’s appeal among women with diverse views on gender, gender equality, feminism and politics, as they may respond to an array of interests and demands that can be made from many different positions. Therefore, beyond contributing to discussions about the role of women, gender and feminism in far-right politics, the article demonstrates the importance of studying far-right women’s views for gaining a well-rounded understanding of this issue.

Deconstruction in the Novel the Jilbab Traveler by Asma Nadia, et al: A Feminist Perspective

The study aims to observe the deconstruction of people's thoughts on Muslim women contained in the novel The Jilbab Traveler by Asma Nadia using a feminist perspective. The background of this study is to reveal that there is gender equality in society between men and women. In general, society still considers that the degree of a woman is considered lower than that of a man. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative because the object is in the form of writing in novels which becomes contextual research data. The research data is in the form of all lingual units in the form of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences that contain elements of feminism and gender equality in the novel. Data retrieval with read and record techniques. The reading technique is carried out by reading the novel The Jilbab Traveler by Asma Nadia et al. effectively to search for research objects. The important points that are the subject of this study are marked and recorded in the data card to be classified according to the type of gender equality feminism studied. The analysis of the study was carried out by the technique of content analysis. This analysis focuses on the content and context of the research object in accordance with the formulation of the problem. The result of this study is gender equality between women and men in everyday life. In the novel, it is found that there is a deconstruction that occurs about beliefs or levels or levels intended for Muslim women.

Feminist International Assistance Policy Kanada: Studi Kasus Bantuan CFLI untuk Jakarta Feminist 2017–2021

This article aims to analyze the assistance provided by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives to the Jakarta Feminist in the 2017-2021 period as one of the proofs that Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy has so far been running smoothly. In addition, this article also aims to correct the misunderstandings of foreign policy observers regarding FIAP as a feminist foreign policy. FIAP has so far only used elements of Liberal Feminism as a lens of observation to focus on their foreign aid agenda to achieve a safe, inclusive, and prosperous world development. Therefore, this article argues that FIAP does contain elements of Feminism but focuses more on assisting non-profit organizations in developing countries, one of which is Indonesia. By using a descriptive qualitative research method that processes primary and secondary data from personal interviews and literature review, this article finds that CFLI, under the auspices of FIAP, has been successful in assisting the Jakarta Feminist in 2017-2021 and has also managed to reveal that FIAP is not a feminist foreign policy. FIAP oversees several foreign aid programs initiated by Canada for developing countries, one of which is CFLI.

AN ANALYSIS OF FEMINISM IN MERRY RIANA : MIMPI SEJUTA DOLAR MOVIE

In literary works, films cannot be separated from life, one of which discusses the issue of discrimination against women, a phenomenon that continues to be actively debated in society and gave birth to the feminism movement. Feminism can also appear through films, one of which is Merry Riana. Therefore, this paper aims to find out what is meant by feminism and how feminism is reflected in films and associated with liberal feminism. This study uses a qualitative method with sources from the original Merry Riana video. The writer uses data collection techniques from online sources. The data were collected by watching the film and understanding the film's dialogue several times and making observations to strengthen the analysis using the semiotic theory by Charles Sanders Pierce. The results of this study indicate that: (1) 8 data indicate the presence of elements of feminism in Merry Riana's action. (2) Feminism is shown through Signs, Objects and Interpreters. (3) In liberal feminism, it proves that women are not only focused on the private sphere, but can also be in the public sphere.
 Key words: Literature, Movie, Merry Riana, Feminism

Menelusuri Sosok Kartini Melalui Liniearitas Alur Naratif Propp Dalam Novel Biografi Karya Pram

Gender discrimination in Indonesia has existed since ancient times. As a Javanese woman, Kartini became a figure who experienced the past and even by her family. Due to her limitations, Kartini wrote about her restlessness and thoughts in the form of letters sent to her Dutch friends. The letters were then collected and put together into a book entitled Door Duisternis tot Licht. Pramoedya took some fragments of Kartini's letter, and tried to see Kartini in her literary glasses in the biographical novel Call Me Kartini Saja. Relying on qualitative methods and constructivist paradigms and using Vladimir Propp's narrative analysis, the purpose of this research is to reveal the description of the character's function in the narrative in the novel. The role analysis is only in narratives that contain elements of feminism. This research found that the novel P Call Me Kartini Saja contains seven of the 31 narrative functions and seven characters which are grouped into four character functions. Through the narrative function and character function that have been analyzed in this novel, this suggestion suggests that Kartini's spirit in fighting for emancipation through her writing and thoughts should always be lived out in her daily activities because her struggle allowed Indonesian women to indulge their rights.

Elements of Feminism in Language of Childrens Animations

In todays modern globalized world, the power and impact of media in different aspects of human life are universally acknowledged. The elements of feminism in media have been widely researched in the past, but, how feminist ideas are portrayed in childrens media largely remains unexplored. The aim of this research is to explore the presentation of feminist concepts, notions, and ideas in a specific genre of childrens media – animations – through verbal and non-verbal language including verbal discourse, expressions, and overall communicative symbolism. The sample of the study consists of fourteen famous animations which are selected through purposive sampling. The results reveal that the feminist ideas and concepts presented deal with the empowerment and liberation of women, and hinted towards real-life womens issues such as education, adolescence, abuse, oppression, gender equality in work and employment, personal choice and other political, social and economic issues rather than presenting stereotypical image of women.

Analysis of Social Feminism Against Novel Banat Riyadh by Raja Al Sanae

Abstract. Social Feminism expressed by Marxists showed the class gap and the importance of power to women. But it shifted to a more severe realm in all aspects of women's lives. Novel Banat Riyadh gave an overview of four Saudi Arabian girls who seeked to awaken the elements of feminism and reformation for women through the expressions of literary works that became the center of world attention because the facts revealed about the social reality of women was different from what has been understood by the world community today. Therefore, the method used was qualitative with semiotic approach that serves for more complete and detailed research results, using primary data of novel and secondary in the form of books and other scientific works. The result showed that the element of social feminism took place in the character of characters in novels with different backgrounds, education and family rules that restrict and imprison women, dress mode which was considered a reflection of injustice and inequality for women and work structure relation with reality of Arab women social life. Keywords: Social Feminism, Saudi Women, Novel Literature, Social Reality.

Gender Prejudice in the Film 'The Mummy' Through the Feminism Approach

This research is motivated by unusual characterizations in mummy-themed films in general. The mummy figure who is usually portrayed as a man who in the past was an evil and cruel ruler, in the film The Mummy is described as a female figure. Women are figures that are always interesting to talk about. Women are figures who have two sides. On the one hand, women are beauty, and on the other hand are considered weak helpless beings, some people assume that wherever a woman's position will never be equal to men no matter how she tries. The purpose of this research is to find out the elements of feminism in the film The Mummy which can then be used as a reference for other studies. The methodology used is a qualitative method where the data collection techniques are taken from the analysis of the structure of the film using the theory of literary feminism and several theories to analyze the structure. This phenomenon is interesting to study using a feminist approach in the form of gender prejudice because there are several bad stereotypes against female mummies in this film. The results showed that women could not get as much power as men because he was a woman. The results of this study are in the form of data containing elements of feminism in the film, especially in The Mummy.

REVIEWING ELEMENTS OF FEMINISM IN A MALAYSIAN PLAY: KUALA LUMPUR KNOCK-OUT

Kuala Lumpur Knock-Out (henceforth to be known as “KL-KO”) is the second project of Kuali Works. KLKO is the most commercial performance staged by Kuali Works; this was the first time Kuali Works advertised its play in mainstream newspapers in the, as well as solid patronages from an impressive list of sponsors. Written and directed by Ann Lee, it was staged in Experimental Theatre, Kuala Lumpur in 1996. KL-KO revolves around the life of Tan Ai Leng (played by critically acclaimed dancer Mew Chang Tsing), a young Chinese woman from Penang who dreams of fighting Mike Tyson in an exhibitionboxing match in Kuala Lumpur. Simultaneously, her best friend Mazuri experience a rather unpleasant incident at her workplace. After 22 years, it is recompensing to look back at the relevance of the issues highlighted in this play. Simultaneously, one would realise that the elements of feminism discussed in this play are the real problems faced by women in this country, even after the new millennium.

Elements of feminism in the select novels of bharati mukherjee

Elements of feminism in the select novels of bharati mukherjee

CARMEN LYRA: ESCENARIOS POLÍTICOS, CULTURALES Y SUBJETIVOS EN LA ERA ANTIFASCISTA

El antifascismo en Costa Rica pasó de ser un movimiento contestatario marcado por el vanguardismo intelectual, a un movimiento cívico y nacionalista neutralizado por las alianzas políticas de los años cuarenta. Tal cambio fue posibilitado en parte por la cultura política de la izquierda; para esto se analiza el caso de Carmen Lyra y la era antifascista, pues la dimensión subjetiva, cultural y de género de su militancia comunista reforzaba el orden del mito liberal de la nación. El análisis integra elementos teóricos del feminismo y de los estudios de género y subjetividad, para obtener un retrato del papel y la vivencia de Lyra en el antifascismo, y apreciar las formas en que lo subjetivo se traspone en lo político.