Feminist Critique:
Feminist Critique From whose space are we reading?
More specifically, feminist criticism….:
More specifically, feminist criticism…. Concentrates on the social, political, and economic rights of women Centers on “relevance” rather than “absolute truth” Does not pretend to be “objective” Recognizes that all texts are “gendered” Gender is a matter of “power” Gender is “socially constructed:” related to performance, not merely sexual difference In Western thinking, we understand things when comparing them to their opposites (binary thinking)
The “force-field” of control:
The “force-field” of control Control Establish power Establishing: Domination Categories / Labels Sameness Conformity Safeguard position Make others believe in their position / power Counter-Control Capacity for: Curiosity Change Discovery Differentiation Play
Womanist Critique….:
Womanist Critique …. Sexism, Racism, Classism North American Anglo women’s experience is not the ‘universal’ experience of women Black male liberationist thinking is not the ‘universal’ experience of people of color. North American feminism has ‘homogenized’ women of color with respect to race, religion, nationalities, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background The will to survive.