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Reading Ruth : towards a postmodernist, literary and womanist analysis
No full textBibliography: leaves 132-140.This dissertation examines the book of Ruth from a postmodemist, literary and womanist perspective. The main methodology is postmodemist literary criticism, but it employs intertextual and autobiographical approaches as well. Chapter 1 is an exploration of the plot of Ruth and reveals that in order for the end goal of the plot to be achieved "emptiness has to return to fullness." It is shown that Ruth's action (her decision to return with Naomi) is the catalyst that begins the process that ultimately leads to the denouement of the plot. The fact that it is the two women, Ruth and Naomi, who drive the plot forward, indicates that the Book of Ruth is a woman's story. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the significance of narrative time for any literary analysis lies in the fact that the amount of time allowed for the retelling of the events rarely corresponds to the time it took for the events to happen. Since Ruth is a short story, the choice of what to tell, what to omit as well as how long to dwell on details are indeed significant. In other words it is shown that literary time is only spent on those aspects which are crucial for the advancement of the narrative. Since the reader's main goal is to see how the conflicts are resolved, the literary time spent on the resolution of the conflicts is an indication of where the weight of the story needs to lie. In this case, it is certainly with Ruth and Naomi judging from the amount of time spent on dialogues between the two women. They are therefore the ones that contribute to the resolution of the conflicts of the plot. Chapter 3 reveals that in the book of Ruth the narrative voice or the perspective of attitudes, conceptions and worldview are those of a woman. The fact that the book of Ruth is named after a woman; the fact that at the very outset all the males in the story die and it is the women that take over the narrative; the fact that in the end the women of Bethlehem declare that Ruth is better to Naomi than seven sons are just some of the reasons that substantiate the argument that the narrative voice in the book of Ruth was that of a woman. It is also shown that this narrative voice (whether overt or covert) subverts gender and ethnic expectations. Chapter 4 outlines the way in which biblical characters are portrayed. The subsections of chapter 4 deal with the characterisation of each major character: Naomi, Boaz, and Ruth. Chapter 4 is the longest chapter since it is difficult to evaluate characterisation without engaging the other facets of literary criticism as well, such as plot and dialogue
Interview with Ruth Hall
No full textInterview with Ruth Hall by John Clements, recorded at the at Kings Cross Women's Centre, London, England.
Ruth Hall, author of "Ask any woman : a London inquiry into rape and sexual assault : report of the Women's Safety Survey conducted by Women Against Rape" (published 1985) talks with John about the prevalence of sexual assault. Ruth begins by explaining the fallacies of data collection methods - that is, because prevalence statistics are drawn from police statistics, the number of women who have experienced sexual assault is much higher. She also talks about the intersection of race and gender in sexual assault. Similarly, the high occurrence of police assault is also discussed. She outlines many of the barriers to seeking help for women who have been sexually assaulted or raped, namely the social, legal and medical barriers.
PLEASE NOTE: This interview discusses rape and sexual assault.
This sound recording is part of the John Clements Oral History Collection
Telegram from Mable Hall and Family to Ruth Carter Johnson
No full textTelegram from Mable Hall and Family to Ruth Carter Johnson upon the death of Amon Giles Carter. The telegram expresses condolences and sympathy about his death.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_meachamcarterpapers/1120/thumbnail.jp
Embracing Multiplicity: Autobiographical Personae in Ruth Hall
No full textSara Payson Willis Eldredge Farrington Parton, more famously known as the elusive Fanny Fern, employs three autobiographical personae mediated by fiction in her debut novel, Ruth Hall: (1) Ruth Hall, the novel\u27s protagonist; (2) Floy, the fictional Ruth\u27s pseudonym; and (3) Fanny Fern, Parton\u27s real-life pseudonym and the name under which Ruth Hall was published. Together these personae assert a fragmented presence that incorporates various voices and lives, allowing for exploration, growth, and interactivity.Philippe Lejeune\u27s autobiographical contract outlines three specific guidelines for autobiography—that it be a narrative, that it explore personal history, and that it link author and protagonist. Ruth Hall participates in two-thirds of Lejeune\u27s contract, though Parton\u27s conscious fictionalization demands a revisiting of the autobiographical contract, revealing the impossibility of recording truth as well as the impracticality of a unitary self.Through her use of autobiographical personae in Ruth Hall and in her personal life, Parton succeeds in rewriting the narrative of domesticity for the nineteenth-century American woman. Her self-conceptualization embraces multiplicity as she demands to be seen as more than
Ruth Gwendolyn Rush Residence Hall, 1960
No full textThe exterior view of Ruth Gwendolyn Rush Residence Hall, which was named in honor of Ruth Gwendolyn Rush, Dean of Women, teacher of education, and director of Student Teaching from 1926-1948. She gave thirty-eight years of service to the university. Ruth Gwendolyn Rush Residence Hall was constructed in 1937 and renovated in 1980
Women's dance, St. Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne, July 1985 [2] [picture] /
No full textCopyright restriction apply.; Title from inscription.; Condition: good; Available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23780510
Mercury Hall Interview
No full textMercury Hall (B.A. 1998, M.A. 2003) was interviewed by Ruth Demissie via the Zoom internet-based video conferencing software on March 12, 2021. Mr. Hall was born and raised in Waco, Texas. While in school in Waco, he played four sports: football, track, baseball, and basketball, and excelled in all four. He received multiple sports scholarships, but ultimately selected SMU due to its location and opportunities to play sports other than football. As an undergraduate, Mr. Hall majored in psychology and participated in a casting call for the movie ''Any Given Sunday,'' in which he appeared as an extra. During his interview, he discusses his experiences on the SMU Mustangs football team and navigating microaggressions on a predominantly white campus. After graduating, he went on to study for his master's degree in Applied Economics, and was SMU's first Black recipient of that degree, for which he earned a History Maker award. At the time of the interview, Mr. Hall operated his own company, MercuryUniverse, a platform intended for aspiring college athletes to serve as a recruiting tool while also promoting themselves to coaches and agents
Ruth Hall Hodges, circa 1947
No full textWritten on verso: Mrs. Ruth Hall Hodges, 253 First Street SW, Atlanta, GAThe Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generosity of the Digital Public Library of America for supporting in part the digitization of this collection as part of the Black Women's Suffrage Digital Collection, a project made possible through funding from Pivotal Ventures, A Melinda Gates Company
Vehicle Builders Union Ball, Collingwood Town Hall, Melbourne, December 1979 [picture] /
No full textAlso available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an21826161-1
Separate and Unequal: A Comparison of African American and White Women in the 1850’s, as Seen through Ruth Hall and The Garies and Their Friends
No full textIn the decade preceding the American Civil War, American authors Fanny Fern and Frank J. Webb wrote Ruth Hall (1855) and The Garies and Their Friends (1877), respectively. Although both novels feature female characters determined to better their lives, Fern’s lens focuses on white women while Webb’s is set on African American women. In analyzing these two texts, this essay defines race as Webb does: not simply as skin pigmentation, but as the combination of ancestry and communal identity, spawned from centuries of ingrained social morays interpreted as truth. These “truths” may appear arbitrary, but in fact carry tremendous clout in determining the lifestyle of everyday women. This essay examines the differences between those lifestyles, particularly in terms of how the women living them navigate the standards of womanly propriety and its economic implications. Comparative analysis demonstrates that white women like Ruth Hall have a greater burden placed upon them to behave “properly”--that is, to act demurely and follow a man’s lead--which disables most from entering the work force and earning money. However, because white women can marry white men (who are adequately paid) they have an overall higher standard of living (in economic terms, at least) than their African American counterparts. By contrast, African American women (who are not enslaved) join segregated communities that negate much of White Propriety’s influence. In addition, African American women are required to join the workforce, because the men are undercompensated; however, this grants them agency denied to white women
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