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Colonialism in Feminism
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Colonialism in Feminism
Ask the questions: Who is the colonizer and who is the colonized? Answers to these are looked at in relation to Sally Potter and postmodern feminism.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages) |
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2002
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As the critical theory of Gayatri Spivak argues, Western feminism has often shared in the hegemonic project of Western culture with respect to peoples of the once-colonized world. However, as the site of Potter's project is the tango, it must be noted that this reading of Potter's film is rendered problematic. The tango, as will be seen, is a performance of gender and power that incorporates a complex array of race, class, and sex roles. Given that this array signifies a systematic and structural exploitation of women, Potter's subversion of this - although undeniably participating in colonialist exoticism - should not be condemned.More papers on Colonialism in Feminism:
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"Colonialism in Feminism" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Colonialism-in-Feminism/41637>
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