Title: What is a feminist approach to literature? - Quora
Headings: What is a feminist approach to literature?
What is a feminist approach to literature?
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Content: it is often the case that a writer might do a lip service to feminism by giving five women in positions of seeming power (in wealth/career/family terms) but when one scratches the surface one encounters an entirely different story. A woman who is the head of a business conglomerate but who always does what the male characters ask her to do, is painted in a good light for those very reasons, subtly subscribes to patriarchal codes of conduct and exhibits no agency of her own is not a feminist character despite her apparent tremendous power. The next step would be to look at the gender roles, and if the book questions them in any way. If the the gender status-quo is taken for granted every step of the way, the book can't be called feminist. Another thing to keep in mind is that with time Feminism has become intersectional, and so have all the associated fields. So when we talk about feminist literature, we no longer talk about women as Everywoman, but rather in the context of their race, class, caste, sexuality and a host of other things that might contribute to their marginalization. And since a Quora answer can't be a substitute for actual reading, here are a few books that may help you understand feminist literary studies as a field of study: 1. Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
2. Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
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