ORIGINAL
TEXT:
Abstract
The rich countries in the West have a
hegemonic grip over the economy, politics, and cultures of the world, including
theorizing in general and feminist theorizing in particular. In this paper, I
examine the contributions of GABRIELA, a Third-World women’s movement in the
Philippines, to both feminist theory and practice which hitherto are
unrecognized. This paper combines post-coloniality, critical theory, and
feminism to develop a new insight on feminism as women in a Third-World country
live it and envision it. This paper deals with how a women’s movement in the
Third World work for the construction of a just society by struggling against
the constraining social, economic, political and cultural structures. In the
countries of the South, male domination and poverty in general cause the
oppression and marginalization of women. The study revealed that GABRIELA
members in particular struggle against patriarchy, imperialism, corruption, and
feudalism as well as struggle for social and national liberation. This paper
examines the role of social movements as a learning site which empowers women.
CONVERSION: Trivia
Do you know that…
1. Gabriela is a Third-World women’s movement in the Philippines
2. By examining their contribution to the practice of feminist
theory, we can learn how they work for the construction of a just society where
women are empowered.
3. A study revealed that members of this movement in particular struggle
against patriarchy, imperialism, corruption, and feudalism as well as for
social and national liberation.
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The original text is very formal compared
to the latter. The first is a paper examining the role and significance of
GABRIELA in Philippine society while the latter is a trivia about Gabriela. The
first text is long and full of details while the latter is more
straightforward. Even though their form and function differs, the same message
was successfully convey on both texts.
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