No. 10 (2011): Gender, Power, and Resistances: Feminist Perspectives from Culture, History, and Global Politics

This monograph analyzes the representation of women in literature, film, and art, including studies on silence and resistance in Shirin Neshat’s Women Without Men and the analysis of the biblical figure Judith. It addresses religious female writing from the 17th and 18th centuries as a reflection of shared experiences of subordination and agency. It examines the intersections of sex, class, and race in agricultural labor in El Ejido, as well as power inequalities in education and business. Studies on armed conflicts affecting women are also included. Issues such as human trafficking and the patriarchal socialization of Western men are analyzed. Finally, the historical section recovers the earliest feminist initiatives in Greece and concludes with a review of sex and gender in Ancient Egypt.