Feminism

Feminism

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  Presented by SAMUELJAY C. PASIA
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   Literary criticismdisplayed by feminist theory  Before 1970- the first and second waves of feminism dealing with politics of women’s authorship and the representation of women’s condition within literature  Third Wave-more complex conceptions of gender- considering in terms of Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis
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   To uncoverand develop a female tradition of writing  To interpret symbolism of women’s writing so it will not be ignored by a male point of view  To rediscover old texts
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   To analyzewomen writers and their writings in a female perspective  To oppose sexism in literature  To Increase awareness of sexual politics of language and style
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   Women havebeen somewhat underrepresented in the traditional cannon, and a feminist approach to literature redresses this problem.
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   Feminist turnliterary criticism into a political battlefield and overlook the qualities of works they consider "patriarchal." When arguing for a distinct feminine writing style, they tend to relegate women's literature to a ghetto status; this in turn prevents female literature from being naturally included in the literary cannon. The feminist approach is often too theoretical.
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   Engage ina debate about literary conventions and societal norms  A response to other tales by women  French fairy tales exemplify political and historical conditions in France beginning with those from the female perspective  Example: Mlle de La Force, Mme de Muart, Mlle Bernard- all patronized women in classical literature such as nurses or maids
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   Excerpt fromSleeping Persun of Better-Than-Average Attractiveness  Clip from The Paper Bag Princess  “The Great Person-Hole Cover Debate”-Van Gelder  “If Men Menstruated”- Steinem  “The Feminine Mystique”- Betty Friedan
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   How domen and women differ?  Are their female heroines? If so, how do they differ from the male heroes?  Does the literature include the use of stereotypes as it relates to women?  How does the use of pronouns represent masculine ideology? (ex. he in place of he or she)
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   Can thegender of the author be determined simply through the text? (stylistic differences between a woman’s and a man’s writing)  Does the text represent what it means to be a woman?  Does the text seem to favor one gender over the other?
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   Garner, James.Sleeping Persun of Better- Than-Average Attractiveness.  Literary Criticism. 1999. 15 Mar. 2009 <www.literatureclassics.com/ancientpaths/li tcrit.html>.  Munsch, Robert. The Paper Bag Princess. Canada: Annick P, 1980.