Class Notes

11.04.02

by: Joey Zobel

Quiz 8 (Group Quiz)

1.) Cynthia Enloe argues that "It Takes More Than Two" to insure the existence
and continuation of military brothels. Who else is involved in the relationship
between a soldier and a prostitute? Name at least 2.
2.) During World War II, prostitutes available to U.S. servicemen in Hawaii
had to agree to certain conditions. What were they?
3.) Enloe argues that the availability and regulation of prostitutes for
soldiers constructs a certain kind of masculinity. What are the features
of this masculinity? What effect do you think this factor has on the issue
of women in the military?
4.) We know that U.S. government propaganda during World War II encouraged
women to work in factories making war material; how else were women depicted
by both Allied and Axis forces in war propaganda, according to the website
"Rosie the Riveter"?
5.) According to the video "Rosie the Riveter", what kinds of arguments were
used in the U.S. propaganda to encourage women to work for wages at the beginning
of the war? How did that message change at the end of the war?
6.) How did the women interviewed in "Rosie the Riveter" theorize about their
economic and social situations to the war? That is, how did they analyze
the situation and understand it? Give one specific example.