Final Thoughts...

After a semester of studying theory i can confidently admit that there is plenty that i now understand and even more that confuses me. From liberal humanism to postcolonialism, all of the ideas and theories had been mentioned to me once before, but never this in depth. Particularly i found the theorists behind each theory to be most interesting to learn about, because who and why would these people come up with these theories? It's most interesting to see the passion behind the ideas. The most interesting topics covered i found to be Marxism, Postmodernism, Deconstruction, and Feminism. I think its because they seemed to be the most straightforward theories. What still seems confusing to me is Poststructuralism and psychoanalysis. Overall i learned something new with every theory and along with some confusion, there was a constant interest, and need to then analyze the world around me.

Tonya Krouse on Feminism- Guest Lecture

Until this point i would have never considered myself to be a feminist. In my mind a 'feminist' would be referring to someone who is actively making changes in the world. After some discussion in class, and defining a feminist to be someone who believes that women should have equal rights, of course I agree with this completely so i would now consider myself to be a feminist. In my own life i view the term feminist to be a very strong and empowering characterization. Feminism in my mind is always putting women first, whether that be greater than or equal to anything regarding men. Thinking about it now, i seemed to think of feminism as a strictly man versus woman mindset. After reading more about the views and goals of feminism i understand there is more depth to it then that.