Curious Appetites Food, Desire, Gender, And Subjectivity

In the article â€Å"Curious Appetites: Food, Desire, Gender, and Subjectivity in Lewis Carroll’s Alice Texts,† Carina Garland takes on a classic childhood book and author. She enlightens the reader on the gender aspects behind the Lewis Carroll books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. Garland utilizes the knowledge of Carroll’s peculiar and slightly grotesque history of relationships with prepubescent girls and abhorrence of women, linked with his abnormal association with food, to decipher these surreal childhood novels. To help analyze these texts in depth Garland uses theories from Freud (Eros vs. Thanatos) and Barbara Creed’s (vagina dentate). Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There tell the story of Alice, a young girl, and her journey through the bizarre world of Wonderland. The basic origin of the tale begin s with Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll was only his pseudonym for his children’s books) and his â€Å"confirmed and well-known adoration of the little girl figure, and it wasn‘t unusual for him to present gifts and lavish (excessive) attention on little girls, enjoying many friendships† (Garland 26). These Alice stories are based on his close friend’s young daughter, Alice Liddell. Garland’s analysis brings up the idea Alice, the character, journey can be seen as Dodgson’s efforts to process his â€Å"friend† Alice Liddell was growing up to be a woman.Show MoreRelatedPlenary Session69346 Words   |  278 Pagesdeterminations and their self sacrifices to people, things and situations, and they will be unable locate the reality of another’s true feelings, nor be interested in discovering that their seemingly objective judgments miss the reasons and subjectivities underlying both their own and others lives or worldly situation. Petulance, pensiveness and a sense of being let down by others can often be the end result of this one sided approach to the world, whilst if the ENFJ is in a strong company or relationshipRead MoreOverview of Hrm93778 Words   |  376 Pagesgroup norms consistent with the goals of the organization. Another noted contributor to the field of human relations was Abraham Maslow. In 1943, Maslow suggested that humans have five levels of needs. The most basic needs are the physical needs for food, water, and shelter; the most advanced need is for self-actualization, or personal fulfillment. Maslow argued that people try to satisfy their lower level needs and then progress upward to the higher-level needs. Managers can facilitate this processRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizationa l Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesCharacteristics of the U.S. Workforce 41 †¢ Levels of Diversity 42 †¢ Discrimination 42 Biographical Characteristics 44 Age 44 †¢ Sex 46 †¢ Race and Ethnicity 48 †¢ Disability 48 †¢ Other Biographical Characteristics: Tenure, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity 50 Ability 52 Intellectual Abilities 52 †¢ Physical Abilities 55 †¢ The Role of Disabilities 56 Implementing Diversity Management Strategies 56 Attracting, Selecting, Developing, and Retaining Diverse Employees 56 †¢ Diversity in Groups 58 †¢Read MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagesyou carried all your food, water, sleeping bags, and tents. Last night you discovered that somebody had accidentally cracked the large water container. Now you are stuck with no water. Although there is a stream nearby, you wouldn’t normally drink from a stream, and you remember that your packets of water-sterilization tablets are in 3 the pocket of your other coat—the one you left at home at the last minute. The three of you are thirsty and have only dehydrated food left, except for four