Sublime

Solomon-Godeau writes of Oldoini: “The lack of any clear boundary between self and image, the collapse of distinctions between interiority and specularity, are familiar, if extreme manifestations of the cultural construction of femininity.”[5]

we’re not simply the victims or dupes of our classical inheritance but classical traditions have provided us with a powerful template for thinking about public speech, and for deciding what counts as good oratory or bad, persuasive or not, and whose speech is to be given space to be heard. And gender is obviously an important part of that mix.

Jan was an outspoken feminist who had, in fact, written numerous articles that critiqued traditional sex roles.

Across cultures, there’s a rich body of evidence showing that people continue to hold strong gender-role stereotypes, expecting men to be assertive and women to be communal. When women speak up, they run the risk of violating that gender stereotype, which leads audiences to judge them as aggressive.

La relación entre lengua e identidad es intensamente personal. Dado que la lengua está íntimamente ligada a la identidad, a menudo se utiliza como guardián, y se avergüenza a los jóvenes latinos por estar “americanizados” o se considera que rechazan la cultura de origen

O que a cultura ensina às meninas é que o corpo é um capital de prestígio social e matrimonial.