Title: (DOC) feminist literary criticism:an introduction | Azhariah Rachman - Academia.edu
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feminist literary criticism:an introduction
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feminist literary criticism:an introduction

Content: Moreover, the aim is free from gender bias. Bowles and Klein define feminism as "a movement or even a consciousness departed from the perception that there is a discrimination of women all over the world, and an action in order to discharge the imbalance situation both by men or women" (Bowles and Klein in Herminingrum, 1994:8) Feminist theory has been developed from the theory into particular of feminist study through literary works. Feminist studies and Women's studies, "both challenge male intellectual hegemony" (Bowles and Klein, in Herminingrum, 1994:8).Women's issues are addressed to every women problems and cases that relate to personal freedom and women's prosperousness (Culler, in Tome, 1992:14). Many women writers have poured their expression about women and specially reflected themselves as a representative of women's voice. Women with this various problems in men's view are needed to love and to be loved (Marianne in Culler, 1983:44).Most women consider that the feminist perspectives come from different perceptions which are dominant and institutionally applied to woman characters. These are applied also in their social functions which are; the description of jobs, family structure, work and politics, health and social prosperity. Due to the perception of woman as a social group, they can produce ways to see the matter to understand women's condition, which support them to struggle for their equality. However, it is rather difficult to define feminism. However, after sorting all the various perspectives about feminism offered by feminist theorists, it can be discovered that there is a core of characteristics that make it exists, "Feminism is a perspective that views gender as one of the most important bases of the structure and organization of the social world.