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Headings: Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)
Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)
Common Space in Feminist Theories
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Content: Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms and conditions of fair use. Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)
Summary: This resource will help you begin the process of understanding literary theory and schools of criticism and how they are used in the academy. Feminist criticism is concerned with "the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforce or undermine the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women" (Tyson 83). This school of theory looks at how aspects of our culture are inherently patriarchal (male dominated) and aims to expose misogyny in writing about women, which can take explicit and implicit forms. This misogyny, Tyson reminds us, can extend into diverse areas of our culture: " Perhaps the most chilling example...is found in the world of modern medicine, where drugs prescribed for both sexes often have been tested on male subjects only" (85). Feminist criticism is also concerned with less obvious forms of marginalization such as the exclusion of women writers from the traditional literary canon: "... unless the critical or historical point of view is feminist, there is a tendency to underrepresent the contribution of women writers" (Tyson 84). Common Space in Feminist Theories
Though a number of different approaches exist in feminist criticism, there exist some areas of commonality.