Women & Power

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At long last, Mary Beard addresses in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who mercilessly attack and demean women the world over, including, very often, Mary herself In Women Power, she traces the origins of this misogyny to its ancient roots, examining the pitfalls of gender and the ways that history has mistreated strong women since time immemorial As far back as Homer s Odyssey, Beard shows, women have been prohibited from leadership roles in civic life, public speech being defined as inherently male From Medusa to Philomela whose tongue was cut out , from Hillary Clinton to Elizabeth Warren who was told to sit down , Beard draws illuminating parallels between our cultural assumptions about women s relationship to power and how powerful women provide a necessary example for all women who must resist being vacuumed into a male template With personal reflections on her own online experiences with sexism, Beard asks If women aren t perceived to be within the structure of power, isn t it power itself we need to redefine And how many centuries should we be expected to wait Free Download Women & Power author Mary Beard For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr But my basic premise is that our mental, cultural template for a powerful person remains resolutely male I read this text because I thought it might be useful to my investigation of our treatment of instapoets Adapted from two speeches that Beard made in 2014 and 2017, she tracks what women s relationship with power has been, from ancient myths to current twitter discourse I personally think a third essay was missing it would have been great to have an essay of conclusions and solutions I But my basic premise is that our mental, cultural template for a powerful person remains resolutely male I read this text because I thought it might be useful to my investigation of our treatment of in...I question the intelligence and moral integrity of any man who does not consider himself a feminist, and I also question the fact that I am the only male in my friend s list to read this book Books like this are so vitally important, important for both men and women So go read it I m not trying to shame my male friends, but merely point out the imbalance in the readers of this book, at least, here on goodreads Why is this I wonder Mary argues that ever since the ancient Greeks women have be I question the intelligence and moral integrity of any man who does not consider himself a feminist, and I also question the fact that I am the only male in my friend s list to read this book Books like this are so vitally important, important for both men and women So go read it I m not trying to shame my male friends, but merely p...It is a shame for women to be loudI don t know who told me this this stupid wisdom and I don t remember Maybe in my school or maybe in my house but nevertheless I feel guilty for believing it.Why some men or most of traditional men are scared of women talking loudly, what about women doest those feel irritated by it Lack of public speaking to group of people was curse that befell on women for most of time and still now that right to speak in public place usually men s areas.For many centur It is a shame for women to be loudI don t know who told me this this stupid wisdom and I don t remember Maybe in my school or maybe in my house but nevertheless I feel guilty for believing it.Why some men or most of traditional men are scared of women talking loudly, what about women doest those feel irritated by it Lack of public speaking to group of people was curse that befell on women for most of time and still now that right to speak in public place usually men s areas.For many centuries and centuries women in many countries and continents were usually forbidden or discouraged from speaking in public area to group of people.Mary Beard which is very important his...This is a very thought provoking read, as long as you understand what it is the texts of two speeches Mary Beard has given in the 21st century Honestly, I do wish she d used them as a starting point and written a much longer book about the topic, because I think she is drawing some connections I have not seen before between classical imagery and modern politics, the cultural precedents for the oppression of women in the oldest literature, etc She completely blew my mind about incorrect inf This is a very thought provoking read, as long as you understand what it is the texts of two speeches Mary Beard has given in the 21st century Honestly, I do wish she d used them as a starting point and written a much longer book about the topic, because I think she is drawing some connections I have not seen before between classical imagery and modern politics, the cultural precedents for the oppression of women in the oldest...A splendid start to the discussion about the silencing of women and how patriarchy precludes them from gaining power Mary Beard traces the roots of this hatred against women back to Greek and Roman mythology, and she connects these historical examples to the modern day mistreatment of women like Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton My favorite part of this book how Beard argues that instead of trying to make women powerful like men, we should change the structure of power to valuetradit A splendid start to the discussion about t...I pretty much wanted to underline the whole thing Review coming in The Big Issue soon.This book is two lectures modified and dispensing the understanding of a classicist with regard to The Public Role of Women, the very title of the first lecture My markers are all in the second lecture, delivered in March 2017 and titled Women in Power Mary Beard applies her knowledge of ancient languages and civilizations to uncover for us the origins of our notions of sexuality and power It is not all she knows It is merely her opinion of what she knows As though in a long, amusing co This book is two lectures modified and dispensing the understanding of a classicist with regard to The Public Role of Women, the very title of the first lecture My markers are all in t...There s really nothing new here, but Mary Beard does a wonderful job bringing classical history misogyny into the 21st century My biggest complaint is that it just didn t go far enough I would have loved a full length book on the subject, and she did raise some really interesting c...When it comes to silencing women, Western culture has had thousands of years of practice Mary BeardBeard s Women Power is a collection of two lectures that she gave in 2014 and 2017 both on the subject on how women are treated and perceived in the public sphere and the historical roots of this treatment Beard shows through her lectures that the silencing of women as well as the way we view women in power has its roots in Greek and Roman mythology In many ways this book reminded me ofWhen it comes to silencing women, Western culture has had thousands of years of practice Mary BeardBeard s Women Power is a collection of two lectures that she gave in 2014 and 2017 both on the subject on how women are treated and perceive...I will get straight to the point, with no ladylike silly shally this is bloody brilliant.

Women & Power
  • English
  • 24 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 128 pages
  • 1631494759
  • Mary Beard
  • Women & Power