Redefining Gender Roles: The Defense of All Things Feminine by Shelbi Buettner
Communication
This paper uses gender criticism to analyze Jerramy Fine’s book, In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women. Fine uses examples of princesses to convey the differences between the two genders. This paper uses the characteristics of the second and third waves of feminism as guidelines for analysis and finds that Fine’s book argues that second wave feminist beliefs can be counterproductive.
Buettner, Shelbi
Senior Showcase Oral presentation
Ripon College
April 23, 2019
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Majors: Communication and Business Managment
Lodi, Wisconsin
Rhetorical Criticism
Can You Guess My Gender?: Differences Between Male and Female Writing Styles by Emily Connovich
English
This study examined 80 short stories written by Caucasian male and female short story authors in the later part of the 19th century. Results indicate that while males and females did not have specifically different styles, the topics on which they wrote differed. These results were compared to the works of feminist authors as well as modern day research on gender differences in writing style. Reasons for and implications of results are discussed.
Connovich, Emily
Senior Showcase Oral presentation
Ripon College
April 23, 2015
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Majors: Psychology, English
Marinette, Wisconsin
English Senior Seminar
The Difficulty in Being a Woman: Gender's Role in Complicating the Understanding of Autonomy by Alexandra Finken
Philosophy
Autonomy, as a concept, has typically been associated with the term "self-governance", but there has been many inconsistencies in a true definition among many philosophers. However, it is Thomas Hill's definitions which provides a well-rounded understanding and summarizes the different accounts of autonomy. Between descriptive and normative accounts, it's issues like gender and gendering which doesn't hold up one of those as it gets away from the true intent of autonomy. I will argue that gendering ultimately undermines autonomy and most importantly, autonomy, as a right, must be upheld in everyone and to undermine it is morally wrong.
Finken, Alexandra
Senior Showcase Oral presentation
Ripon College
April 19, 2016
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Majors: Philosophy, German
Minor: Law and Society