Gentle Sex?, The
- Synopsis
- Examines some of the ways in which cultural images of gender in the 20th century have arisen. Drawing material from a wide variety of sources, the programme offers a historical justification for Simone de Beauvoir’s statement ‘woman as other’. However, this reveals that gender is not the only force at play in society, and one must also consider other inter-related pressures such as class and race. Extracts from Toni Morrison’s ‘Song of Solomon’ and Grace Nicholl’s ‘Spell against too much male, white power’ are used to discuss the literary implications of representations of gender in the modern world in the light of these changing cultural concepts.
- Series
- Literature in the Modern World, Course A319
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p) - Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- femininity; gender representation; Morrison, Toni; Nichols, Grace; women
Credits
- Producer
- Mags Noble
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Open University Worldwide
- Web
- http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 1908 274066
- Address
- Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA - Notes
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