By Becca amp Anshika The Feministic Approach Concerned with the impact of the gender on writing and reading Does not simply look at the literature from female writers or female characters ID: 473452
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Feminism/Gender Approach to Criticism
By: Becca & AnshikaSlide2
The Feministic Approach
Concerned with the impact of the gender on writing and readingDoes not simply look at the literature from female writers or female charactersUsed to understand literature attempts to uncover what a particular text has to say about gender and gender differencesSlide3
History of the Feministic Approach
Feminist criticism became a dominant force in Western literary studies in the late 1970sIn the early 1980s, feminist literary criticism developed in a number of ways and is now characterized by a
global perspectiveSlide4
May also fit in…
Historical- if the author’s attitude is being examined in relation to his timesMimetic- when asking how well characters accord with the real worldSlide5
Advantages of a Feministic Approach
Redresses the problem of generally underrepresented women in the traditional writingEntails the study of a literary tradition of women writers
Includes useful and often insightful ways of looking at history, culture, and societySlide6
Disadvantages of a Feministic Approach
Often misunderstood as anti-patriarchal or ‘male bashing’ Often viewed as too theoreticalOften used to neglect other perspectives and approaches
May appear shallow, paranoid, conspiratorial, and demagogicSlide7
Applying the Feminist Approach
In the Year to Come, In the Days to ComeBy: Dahlia
Ravikovitch
Written by a female, this poem shows obvious feminism in context to the mother approaching death. There are many examples supporting this criticism including:
“Eight years and not one moment has made her any wiser, raised her up on her feet or restored her will power”
This shows the strength of women, especially women of history and of another ethnicity. Slide8
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