woman, native, other trinh minh ha prepared by: dr. kay picart associate professor of english...
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Woman, Native, OtherTrinh Minh ha
Prepared by:
Dr. Kay PicartAssociate Professor of EnglishCourtesy Associate Professor of Law
Multiple Choice:
A. As a process that never begins and endsB. Built on SamenessC. Is Non-totalizableD. Is like an “Empty” GiftE. Can always be possessedF. Is Inexhaustible within its Own LimitsG. All of the AboveH. A and C onlyI. D-F OnlyJ. None of the options Named Fits Perfectly
Multiple Choice
A. Three conflicting Identities as a Writer of Color, A Woman Dancer and a A Woman of ColorB. Three conflicting Identities as a Thinker of Color, A Woman Artist and a Woman of ColorC. Three Conflicting Identities as a Writer of Color, A Woman Writer and a Woman of ColorD. Three Conflicting Identities as an Activitist of Color, A Feminist Writer and a Woman of Color
Discussion Questions
Why does Minh ha find that she is torn between these conflicting loyalties?
How does Minh ha view authorship?
Multiple Choice
A. The guilt of indulging in “pure art for art’s sake”B. The guilt of writing for herself aloneC.The guilt of disavowing her gender and raceD. The guilt of wanting a “room of her own”E. The guilt of being privileged to writeF. A & B onlyG. C & D onlyH. D & E only
Multiple Choice
A. She identifies with Sartre’s notions of an absolute choice of self and proud assertion of consciousnessB. She believes that it is in the name of My freedom that I stamp out othersC. She believes that “writing for the masses” requires “massification” of the otherD. A & B onlyE. A & C onlyF. B & C onlyG. None of the above fits perfectly
Discussion Question
What does Minh ha think of the opposition between “art for art’s sake” and “political art”?
Discussion Questions
How does Minh ha view “correct/well behaved” writing versus writing that “steals”?Do you agree with Minh ha’s characterization of these two types of writing?
Guide Question
What is the “Quiller-Couch Syndrome” or “Lady Painter” Syndrome as Margaret Atwood describes it?
Multiple Choice
A. States that “masculine writing” is “objective” and “feminine writing” is “subjective”
B. States that “masculine writing” is “universal” and “feminine writing” is “confessional,” and “personal”
C. States that “masculine writing” is “healthy/sane” while “feminine writing” verges on the “sick/neurotic”
D. States that “When she is ‘good,’ she’s a painter; when she’s ‘bad,’ she’s called a “lady painter.”
E. None of the above fits perfectly
F. All of the above
Multiple Choice:
A. The “Priest God Scheme”B. “And I grow younger as I leave my me behind”C. “Writing/being written by my body”D. The body in theory as “fragmenting to decentralize rather than dividing to conquer”E. A & B onlyF. All of the above except AG. All of the above except B & DH. None of the above fits perfectly