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Feminism Theory & Feminism Criticism (ROLES (Critiques patriarchal…
Feminism Theory & Feminism Criticism
ROLES
Remove sexism and stereotypes of toxic masculinity and femininity
Establishing the importance of women’s role in today’s modernisation
Brings awareness to sexual politics
“
differences in the amount of power that men and women have in a society or group”
ROLES
Critiques
patriarchal language
and literature by exposing how these reflect
masculine ideology
“Nagging” is followed by “wife”. “Grating” and “shrill” appear in sentences describing women’s voices, not men’s.
Politics of feminism + using
feminist principle
to critique the male dominated literature
Deconstructing the way that women characters are described in novels, stories, plays, biographies, and histories, especially if the author is male
To discover
women’s contribution
to the history of literature
Language and style of writings that determines the relationship between the genders in terms of power
DEFINITION
Feminist literary criticism (also known as feminist criticism) is the
literary analysis that arises from the viewpoint of feminism, feminist theory, and/or feminist politics
.
seeks to
analyze and describe
the ways in which literature portrays the
narrative of male domination
by exploring the economic, social, political, and psychological forces embedded within literature.
DEFINITION
"Feminism is theory that
men and women should be equal politically, economically
and socially."
"Feminist theory shines a light on social problems, trends, and issues that are otherwise overlooked or misidentified by the historically dominant male perspective within social theory.
Wants to overcome sexism by celebrating
women's special qualities, women's ways, and women's experiences.
WHY?
Oppressed by patriarchy
A man is considered the head family thus “he” has the
power to control the lives of others
Considered as secondary
Women are
marginalised
because of the differences in physical and mental capacities
Discrimination by culture
Ideology
; women are feminine, men are masculine
Religion
; women are considered the cause of sin or death
Hierarchy
; women have very little rights in decision making