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Headings: Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)
Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)
Common Space in Feminist Theories
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Content: 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. This list is excerpted from Tyson (92): Women are oppressed by patriarchy economically, politically, socially, and psychologically; patriarchal ideology is the primary means by which women are oppressed. In every domain where patriarchy reigns, woman is other: she is marginalized, defined only by her difference from male norms and values.