Discussion

Question 1

At the beginning of this section, we discussed Rousseau and how he influenced the role of motherhood. How did he influence this role and how do we see this in art?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Be able to discuss the negative stereotypes for 19th-century women and difficulties for working class women.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Now that we have certain socio-political expectations for women, how do some artists reject those social norms (and basically do their own thing)?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What artists lead up to the feminist movement? How is their work proto-feminist?

Answer 4

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Question 5

Be able to discuss the feminist art of the 1970s. You’ve got a lot of background in this with all of the readings.

Answer 5

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Question 6

How do women of color use art for social change?

Answer 6

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