French feminism
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French feminism is a strand of feminist theory and activism originating in France, known for its philosophical and psychoanalytic approaches to gender, language, and sexual difference.
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| French feminism canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: French feminism Context triple: [Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man, mainSubject, French feminism]
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Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man
"Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man" is a seminal historical and theoretical study by Joan W. Scott that examines how French feminists from the Revolution onward engaged with and challenged the universalist yet exclusionary principles of modern democratic rights.
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Nordic feminist movement
The Nordic feminist movement is a regional wave of feminism in the Nordic countries that has focused on gender equality, social welfare, and women’s rights through both political reform and cultural activism.
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Italian feminist movement
The Italian feminist movement is a social and political campaign in Italy that has fought for women's rights, gender equality, and social reforms from the late 19th century to the present.
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Black feminist thought
Black feminist thought is a body of theory and scholarship that centers the lived experiences, knowledge, and resistance of Black women to analyze and challenge intersecting systems of racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of oppression.
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second-wave feminism
Second-wave feminism was a broad feminist movement that emerged in the 1960s–1980s, focusing on issues such as workplace equality, reproductive rights, sexuality, and systemic gender discrimination beyond basic legal rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: French feminism Target entity description: French feminism is a strand of feminist theory and activism originating in France, known for its philosophical and psychoanalytic approaches to gender, language, and sexual difference.
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A.
Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man
"Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man" is a seminal historical and theoretical study by Joan W. Scott that examines how French feminists from the Revolution onward engaged with and challenged the universalist yet exclusionary principles of modern democratic rights.
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B.
Nordic feminist movement
The Nordic feminist movement is a regional wave of feminism in the Nordic countries that has focused on gender equality, social welfare, and women’s rights through both political reform and cultural activism.
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C.
Italian feminist movement
The Italian feminist movement is a social and political campaign in Italy that has fought for women's rights, gender equality, and social reforms from the late 19th century to the present.
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D.
Black feminist thought
Black feminist thought is a body of theory and scholarship that centers the lived experiences, knowledge, and resistance of Black women to analyze and challenge intersecting systems of racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of oppression.
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E.
second-wave feminism
Second-wave feminism was a broad feminist movement that emerged in the 1960s–1980s, focusing on issues such as workplace equality, reproductive rights, sexuality, and systemic gender discrimination beyond basic legal rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminist movement
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feminist theory ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Anglo-American feminism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
patriarchal language
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phallocentrism ⓘ universalist conceptions of the subject ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
1970s
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20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
difference between the sexes
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the body in theory ⓘ the role of language in constructing gender ⓘ |
| field |
cultural theory
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feminist philosophy ⓘ literary theory ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
embodiment
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female subjectivity ⓘ language and desire ⓘ maternal function ⓘ phallogocentrism ⓘ sexual difference ⓘ symbolic order ⓘ the Other NERFINISHED ⓘ écriture féminine ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
One Is Not Born a Woman
NERFINISHED
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Powers of Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ Speculum of the Other Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Laugh of the Medusa NERFINISHED ⓘ The Newly Born Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Second Sex NERFINISHED ⓘ This Sex Which Is Not One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheorist |
Antoinette Fouque
NERFINISHED
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Christine Delphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Colette Guillaumin NERFINISHED ⓘ Françoise d’Eaubonne NERFINISHED ⓘ Hélène Cixous NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Kristeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Luce Irigaray NERFINISHED ⓘ Michèle Le Doeuff NERFINISHED ⓘ Monique Wittig NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Kofman NERFINISHED ⓘ Simone de Beauvoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Jacques Lacan NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ existentialism ⓘ poststructuralism ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
gender
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language ⓘ sexual difference ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
continental feminism
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difference feminism ⓘ poststructuralist feminism ⓘ radical feminism ⓘ second-wave feminism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesApproach |
philosophical approach
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psychoanalytic approach ⓘ |
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