Global Liberation & Feminism Flashcards
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Liberation
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- 1960s - The Protest Movement
- United States
- – counterculture (hippies)
- – anti-war (Vietnam)
- – civil rights and minorities
- Europe - protest against bureaucracies not helping their citizens
- – student led protests
- – protest against police and military brutality (Prague)
- Latin America
- – Che Guevara (Argentina) - icon for 3rd world liberation
2
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Feminism
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- global issue in 70s
- 1st Wave - Voting and political rights
- 2nd wave - education and reproductive rights
- Betty Friedan - Book: The Feminine Mystique (1963)
- – her book attacked patriarchy and importance of education for women
- – women were oppressed by men
- – brought up topics about sexuality
- white women (of the West)
- challenged the woman being in servant to their husband
- need for education
- looking for independence
- colored women (of the west)
- challenged racism and poverty
- looking to work with their color male counterparts
3
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Communist Czechoslovakia
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- protests wasn’t just for the western capitalization
- 1968 - the “Prague Spring” - reforms initiated by leader Alexander Dubcek
- a Communist who erred on the side of reform
- went against his masters in Moscow
- end to censorship - right to criticize govt
- increased freedom of expression
- public emergence of unofficial “political clubs”
- rehabilitation of victims of repression
- emergence of secret ballots for party elections
4
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Che Guevara
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- revolutionary - born in Argentina
- anti-imperialism on plight of the poor peasants
- had a self-sacrificing lifestyle
- embraced the Cuban Revolution Castro’s right hand man until the Cuban Missile Crisis
- attempted to replicate Cuba’s experience of liberation in parts of Africa and Latin America using guerrilla warfare
5
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feminism part 2
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- took broader aim at patriarchy as a system of domination, similar to those of race and class
- belief = liberation for women meant becoming aware of their own oppression
- preferred direct action vs. political lobbying
- example; releasing stink bombs at the 1968 miss America pageant
- brought into open discussion “taboo” issues involving sexuality
- free love, lesbianism, celibacy, etc.
6
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south Korea
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- democracy
- better movement, better pay
- better working conditions and end to sexual abuse
7
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1975
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- UN declared it International Women’s Year and next 10 years would be the “decade for women”
- by 2006 = 183 countries had ratified a UN Convention to eliminate discrimination against women committed to
- promoting women’s legal equality
- ending discrimination
- encouraging women’s development
- protecting women’s human rights
8
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note
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- official delegates of male-dominate governments vs. more radical and unofficial representatives from nongovernmental organizations
9
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global north vs. global south issues
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- global north = focus on political and civil rights
- global south = focus on economic justice, decolonization, and disarmament
- different issues among nations in the global south
- example: Muslim women AGAINST equal inheritance because it violates Islamic law
10
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what year did Che Guevara die
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- 1967
11
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where was Che Guevara from
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- Argentina
12
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which empire was Prague Czechoslovakia a part of in the 1960s?
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- USSR
13
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how did women of color see feminism
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- joining men to fight racism
- joining men to fight poverty
14
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what was the focus of the second wave of feminism
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- education and employment
- sexual rights
15
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when did the oppression of women begin
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- since the rise of civilization
- since agriculture
16
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who led the Prague Spring
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- Alexander Dubcek
17
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when was the Prague spring
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- 1968
18
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how did feminism look different for women in the global south
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- they wanted to be seen as equal to men
- they wanted to form alliances with other women for purchases
- they wanted to be able initiate divorce
19
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which group fought for liberation in the US
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- African-americans
- women
- Hispanics
20
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which group sought to work WITH men for improved civil rights
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- women of color
21
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how did feminism look for a middle-class white women in America
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- dissatisfaction with the role of the women as the housewife
22
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what was the focus of the first wave of feminism
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- voting and political rights
23
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what was the Prague Spring
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- a movement towards more rights, headed by the leader of Prague
24
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how did the UN support feminism
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- 183 nations moved to eliminate discrimination against women
- the supported women with the year of the woman in 1975
- they viewed women rights as human rights
25
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how did feminism look in Kenya and other parts of Africa
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- they wanted to be seen as equal to men
- they wanted to form alliances with other women for purchases
- the wanted to be able to initiate divorce
26
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who wrote the Feminine Mystique in 1963
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- Betty Friedan
27
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which country hosted the Prague Spring?
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- Czechoslovakia
