1. By: Becca & Anshika

2.  Concerned with the impact of the gender on writing and reading  Does not simply look at the literature from female writers or female characters  Used to understand literature attempts to uncover what a particular text has to say about gender and gender differences

3.  Feminist criticism became a dominant force in Western literary studies in the late 1970s  In the early 1980s, feminist literary criticism developed in a number of ways and is now characterized by a global perspective

4.  Historical- if the author’s attitude is being examined in relation to his times  Mimetic- when asking how well characters accord with the real world

5.  Redresses the problem of generally underrepresented women in the traditional writing  Entails the study of a literary tradition of women writers  Includes useful and often insightful ways of looking at history, culture, and society

6.  Often misunderstood as anti-patriarchal or ‘male bashing’  Often viewed as too theoretical  Often used to neglect other perspectives and approaches  May appear shallow, paranoid, conspiratorial, and demagogic

7. In the Year to Come, In the Days to Come By: Dahlia Ravikovitch Written by a female, this poem shows obvious feminism in context to the mother approaching death. There are many examples supporting this criticism including:  “Eight years and not one moment has made her any wiser, raised her up on her feet or restored her will power”  This shows the strength of women, especially women of history and of another ethnicity.

8.  Murfin,Ross, and Supriya M. Ray. “VirtuaLit: Critical Approaches.” VirtuaLit: Critical Approaches. Bedford St. Martin’s, n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. http://bcs.bedfordmartins.com/virtualit/poetry /critical_define/crit_femin.html. http://bcs.bedfordmartins.com/virtualit/poetry /critical_define/crit_femin.html  “Feminist Literary Critisim” Assmumption.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. http://www1.assumption.edu/users/ady/HHGat eway/Gateway/femlitcrit.html http://www1.assumption.edu/users/ady/HHGat eway/Gateway/femlitcrit.html  Siegel, Kristi. “Introduction to Modern Literacy Theory”. Kristisiegel.com. N.d. 15 Mar. 2013. http://www.kristisiegel.com/theory.htm#feminis m http://www.kristisiegel.com/theory.htm#feminis m