Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2004
Thesis Director
Shane Miller
Abstract
This thesis examines three texts: Three Black Skirts, The Vagina Monologues, and The Art and Power of Being a Lady to discover the changing identities of women in the third wave movement of feminism. A rhetorical criticism is conducted of the images of feminism put forth by the texts to discover the identities that the authors are advocating and advancing for third wave feminists. This thesis argues that the multiple identities found in these texts are essential to the feminist movement. This thesis also explores the tension between individualism and community in the third wave.
Recommended Citation
Klean, Jillian Marie, "The Changing Identity of Feminism in the Third Wave: A Critical Analysis" (2004). Masters Theses. 1380.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1380
Included in
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Speech and Rhetorical Studies Commons
