Hi everyone
For those who did not have the opportunity to attend on Wednesday, I reached just in time to listen to the two last addresses of the second session 'Feminist and Phenomenological Readings'.
These two addresses were titled 'Struggling with Constructions of Masculinity in House for Mr Biswas' and Naipaulian Mothers and Motherlands given by Dr. Elizabeth Jackson and Dr. Paula Morgan respectively.
Dr. Jackson talked about the insistence of maintaining patriarchy in a household and how masculinity is seen as an assumption of power. She also mentioned that the production of masculinity reproduces patterns of oppression. I found it very interesting when she said that men seek approval from other men in the exercise of their masculinity, and a good example of this is the 'trophy' of the ideal girlfriend or wife.
As for Dr. Morgan she gave insights on the women functioning in strong patriarchal families in the Naipaulian writings.
Even though I struggled to understand the speakers due to the fact that it was my first time participating in this type of conference spoken in English, I enjoyed being part of this event and I describe it as a great experience.
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