1. FeminismAnd the Critical Anthology

2. Last lesson we looked language associated with women and menThe language associated with women, both negative and positive, is often about sex appeal.For women, there is a paradox between being sexually alluring and available and not having too much sex or too many sexual partners.Language associated with men is often reductive (synecdoche), reducing him to an organ (female or male), but plays little attention to sexual propriety. In fact, sexual experience is often held in high regard. 3. Learning Objectives To understand and analyse the article onFeminism in the Critical Anthology To understand and analyse the articleabout Feminist Critics in the CriticalAnthology To select the most pertinent conceptsfrom the articles 4. Feminism and gender Feminism can be linked to Marxism in that bothschools of thought see socio-economic ideas atthe heart of their thinking While Marxism sees working people ashistorically disadvantaged, it has traditionallyfailed to take much notice of another group whohave been significantly disadvantaged throughhistory, namely, women 5. Literature helps construct views ofwomen Marxist takes on literature have tended to seehow literature reflects the social world. Feminism, by contrast, has tended to take astronger line Feminism says that literature helps to constructviews of women that are unfair. This is why the difference between sex andgender is so important, even though the wordsare often confused in everyday use. (Seedefinitions) 6. Men too were potentiallydisadvantaged As ideas around feminism developed, it becameclear that men too were potentially disadvantaged They were also expected to perform withinstereotypical roles that create their own problems As gender studies developed, they have tendedto look at the notions of masculinity, and the wayit is represented, as well as femininity. 7. Prcis... Each paragraph to a sentence Each paragraph to a word The article to a sentence The article to a word 8. Reading from the criticalanthologyAfter reading, make sure you can say something about the following points: Why literature is associated with social and historical circumstances.The 1970s and Kate Millets bookWhy the private sphere is bound up with the politicalWhat stereotypes existed, according to feminist literary critics? Good Why are female characters in literature considered to be a 1. Have a clear comment on the point linked to constructions? about FeminismquoteBetter 2. Have a detailed evaluative comment that embedssupportive references from the text