Manipulation and sexism in anarchism society: The case of Gustave Courbet

This article highlights one of the drifts that an anarchist society, defended by some ecofeminism, could lead to: the subjugation of women. From the sociology of economics, culture, and the arts, it shows how the French anarchist painter Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), a close friend of the thinker Pie...

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Autor: Trincado Aznar, Estrella
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/93608
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/93608
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:B31
B51
Gustave Courbet
Proudhon
Anarchism
The arts
Sexism
Anarquismo
Arte
Sexismo
Historia económica
5307 Teoría Económica
5305.04 Sistemas Económicos Socialistas
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Sumario:This article highlights one of the drifts that an anarchist society, defended by some ecofeminism, could lead to: the subjugation of women. From the sociology of economics, culture, and the arts, it shows how the French anarchist painter Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), a close friend of the thinker Pierre Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), manipulated his paintings to nullify the role of women in society, maybe even out of awareness. Proudhon and Courbet, while appealing to radical freedom and seeking to maintain their independence from power, were driven by arrogance rather than by the dream of an inclusive and free society for all