Think of ways in which Simone de Beauvoir’s, J. Halberstam’s, Silvia Federici’s and Gloria Anzaldua’s writings relate to one another in the form of dissimilar or aligning ideas, language and themes

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General Guidelines:

  • Length of 800 to 1000 words.
  • Do more than summarize, respond to the prompt and create your own argument.
  • Quote, cite and paraphrase from sources. You must include quotations (brief parts of the text) and specify author, book and page numbers!
  • Include bibliography.
  • Style and citations must follow MLA guidelines.

Prompt: Think of ways in which Simone de Beauvoir’s, J. Halberstam’s, Silvia Federici’s and Gloria Anzaldua’s writings relate to one another in the form of dissimilar or aligning ideas, language and themes (e.g. “The figure of Coatlicue as described by Anzaldua in “…” helps understand Simone de Beauvoir’s idea of what a woman is because…”). Pay attention to the historical context, making sure to contextualize the “when, who, what, how and why” for each of the authors, however, center the major part of your response in the comparative analysis that connects all texts using specific examples.