Welcome students! You have found our class blog. Please post your response to our first-day assignment, commenting on the question:
What is a "feminist" work of literature? What, you may want to also ask, is "feminism"? And what does a feminist text DO -- or attempt to do for its reader(s)?
I look forward to reading your responses.
Best wishes,
Professor Laura Hinton
PHOTO ABOVE: Virginia Woolf
BELOW:
Painting of Woolf by Roger Fry; photo of Woolf with Lytton Strachey
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ReplyDeleteBlog #1- Kimalee Blake
ReplyDeleteMy view on what is a "feminist" work of literature?
Many people have different views as well as definition for what is a feminist work. My views on a feminist work literature are different form of literature such as art, novels, and even music. These forms, may express internal as well as external feelings towards men and the way society portray them to be.
I also view feminist literature as women rebelling against what men as well as society characterized them to be; which are stay at home wives and caretakers. This form of literature may debate on the treatment of women; analyze the different between men and women based on the roles they play in society. I agree with my fellow classmate Caitlinmarie Ramirez when she wrote in her blog that, “Theses works focus on the struggles of womankind as well as their strengths in overcoming obstacles. Various themes that come about in “feminist” works would be gender inequalities, economic inequalities, sexuality, and other topics related to a woman’s natural rights.” As stated before, I agree with this quote because I believe feminist literature overall, are mainly written by women rebelling against the stereotypes about what they should do instead of what they can do.