Glossary
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- Feminism :
- masculine noun (latin femina, woman)
1. A movement advocating the improvement and extension of the role and rights of women in society.
2. The attitude of someone who aims to expand the role and rights of women: Active feminism.
Wikipedia: "Feminism is a collection of political, philosophical, and social movements and ideas, which
share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, cultural, personal, social,
and legal equality between women and men."
- Militant :
- adjective (from militer)
Who fights, fights for an idea, an opinion, a party
Noun
1. A member of a political, trade union or social organization who actively participates in the life of
this organization.
2. Person who acts for a cause.
- Prejudice :
- masculine noun (from préjuger)
1. A judgment about someone, something, which is formed in advance according to certain personal
criteria and which guides one's attitude towards that person or thing for good or ill.
2. Opinion adopted without examination, often imposed by the environment, education.
- Feminist :
- adjective and noun
Relating to feminism; supporter of feminism.
- Promote :
- transitive verb (Latin promovere)
To put something forward, to advocate something in an attempt to have it adopted, to encourage its
development.
- Existentialist :
- adjective and noun
Relating to existentialism; supporter of existentialism.
- Existentialism :
- male noun (from existential)
A philosophical doctrine that emphasizes human experience rather than being and that asserts the
identity of existence and essence, or their perfect complementarity.
- Goncourt Prize :
- It is a French literary prize rewarding authors of French expression, created by the will of Edmond de
Goncourt in 1892
- Pioneer :
- noun
A person who paves the way for something, who is the first to do something.
- Activist :
- adjective and noun
Related to activism; supporter of activism.
- Activism :
- noun
1. A system of conduct that emphasizes direct action (especially in the political or social sphere).
2. A moral attitude that insists on the necessities of life and action and on the necessary compromises
with principles that are too strict.
- FEMEN :
- Group of Ukrainian origin that defends women's rights with the expression of nudity.
- Feminicide :
- Male noun
Murder of a woman, a girl because of her sex.
- Feminicide collage :
- A feminist collage is a militant means of expression that consists of pasting feminist messages on the
walls of public space.
- Althusserian interpellation :
- It is a form of identity assignment.
