Charlotte Perkins Gilman – “The Yellow Wall-Paper” In your r…
Charlotte Perkins Gilman – “The Yellow Wall-Paper” In your response of the question below, be sure to attend to questions 1, 2a, and 2b and use textual evidence from “The Yellow Wallpaper”. (1) How does Gilman’s story critique the treatment of women’s mental health and autonomy during the late 19th century, and (2) how can the story serve as a lens through which to examine how women’s health and agency are still contested in (2a) modern medical and (2b) social systems?
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W. E. B. DuBois – The Souls of Black Folk (selections) Include a response to questions 1 and 2a, 2b, and 2c. Use textual evidence from The Souls of Black Folk to support your response. (1) How does DuBois’s concept of “double consciousness” speak to the identity struggles of African Americans at the turn of the century, and (2) how does it continue to shape conversations about (2a) race, (2b) intersectionality, and (2c) cultural identity today?
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