dc.contributor.advisor | Innocenti, Beth | |
dc.contributor.author | Howell, Jaclyn Brooke | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-03-18T05:10:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-03-18T05:10:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-12-18 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10696 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/6002 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this thesis is to analyze a sampling of Gloria Steinem's feminist rhetoric by way of "If Men Could Menstruate" (1978/1983) and "What If Freud Were Phyllis?" (1994). I use a historical-descriptive methodology, in which I situate each essay in terms of their historical contexts, and I closely analyze Steinem's rhetoric in light of each historical situation. I also examine "If Men Could Menstruate" and "What If Freud Were Phyllis?" in terms of their enduring contributions. Towards this end, I consider whether or not these essays are touchstones of feminist criticism, meaning that a text meets audience demands and stands the test of time. Focusing on these two essays is necessary because they are memorable, they have received popular acclaim, they function as a pair, and they transcend the boundaries of second wave feminism. | |
dc.format.extent | 144 pages | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Women's studies | |
dc.subject | Feminism | |
dc.subject | Freud, Sigmund | |
dc.subject | Gender | |
dc.subject | Menstruate | |
dc.subject | Rhetoric | |
dc.subject | Steinem | |
dc.title | Symbolic Gender Role Reversal and Touchstone Criticism: The Feminist Rhetoric of Gloria Steinem | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Rowland, Robert C. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Bruss, Kristine | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Communication Studies | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
kusw.bibid | 7078775 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |