Feminism not only advances a world view but prescribes a way of life: it is an ideology of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, [“body or culture”] Although some art created by feminists has been this need not be labeled “propaganda” negative, for simply means propagation of ideas. “propaganda” Propaganda as defined by dictionary.com [accessed 5/12/10] 1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. 2. the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc. 3. the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement. [It was not originally pejorative.] Nancy Spero, We are Pro-Choice, silkscreen, 1992 Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party, 1979 Yolanda López of the Artist as the Virgin of “Portrait Guadalupe” 1978 Yolanda López Virgin of or is “The Guadalupe” “A Woman’s Work Never Done” 1978? Yolanda López the Illegal Alien Pilgrim? Who’s Poster published by Galeria de la Raza, 1994,
Feminism not only advances a world view but prescribes a way of life: it is an ideology [“body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture”] Although some art created by feminists has been labeled “propaganda” this need not be negative, for “propaganda” simply means propagation of ideas. Propaganda as defined by dictionary.com [accessed 5/12/10] 1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. 2. the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc. 3. the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement. [It was not originally pejorative.] Nancy Spero, We are Pro-Choice, silkscreen, 1992 Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party, 1979 Yolanda López “Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe” 1978 Yolanda López “The Virgin of Guadalupe” or “A Woman’s Work is Never Done” 1978? Yolanda López Who’s the Illegal Alien Pilgrim? Poster published by Galeria de la Raza, 1994,