Feminism took full force during the twentieth century through the use of film, music, and especially literature. ... "Katniss' character is represented as possessing masculine and feminine characteristics; her female body marks her as a woman with elements of emphasized femininity while her actions encompass elements of hegemonic masculinity" (Woloshyn, Lane, Vol.1, 152). ...
In traditional Nigeria, oral literature was used by women to communicate customs, beliefs and traditions to their children and the young. ... The Nigerian women continues today to keep her past traditions alive in many aspects of her life, even literature. Many of the modern literature books and some modern day theatre shows written and produced by Nigerian women, grows out of a long tradition of festivals, story-telling, proverbs and tales, many books are written from a moralist perspective from rememberance of traditions from the past. ... Not only in Nigeria, but in many other areas ...
In drawing on the motif of homoeroticism, As You Like It is influenced by the pastoral tradition, which typically contains elements of same-sex love. In the Forest of Arden, as in pastoral literature, homoerotic relationships are not necessarily antithetical to heterosexual couplings, as modern theorists like Butler might tend to assume. ...
Most such films have been adaptations of science-fiction literature and comic strips. ... Part of the success of the film the Matrix may also be due to the way in which it combines elements of science fiction, martial arts and action movie genres as well as featuring a strong female lead, Carrie Ann Moss as Trinity and the way in which it draws upon cyberpunk and style. ...
