1. Includes Feminism and Queer Theory
Gender Theory
Includes Feminism and Queer Theory

2. Basic Ideas
When you look at a story poem or piece of art with the specific purpose of seeing its meaning to a specific sex, you are considering Gender Theory.

3. Basic Ideas
This is also true if you consider how the creator’s gender or sexual orientation impacted the work.

4. How a Critic Sees It
View society in a “patriarchal” and “heterosexual” way, which has hindered or prevented women and homosexuals from realizing their true potential. Claim that both groups are viewed negatively, inferior, or as “the other.”

5. What You Do Consider the gender/orientation of the author, characters
Look at the roles gender or sexuality play in this work (Examine power relations)
Look for sexual stereotypes either  reinforced or contradicted
Imagine yourself as the opposite gender reading the text 

6. What would a Feminist say?
Born This Way, Lady Gaga, 2010
Define this text using Feminism

7. Lyrics My mama told me when I was young We are all born superstars
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on In the glass of her boudoir
"There's nothing wrong with loving who you are" She said, "'Cause he made you perfect, babe" "So hold your head up girl and you'll go far, Listen to me when I say“
I'm beautiful in my way 'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby I was born this way Don't hide yourself in regret Just love yourself and you're set I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way

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12. All from “BABY” Character Analysis
Rinaldi, the surgeon at the Red Cross Hospital, is important to the novel not only because he gets some really great lines, but also because he is of ambiguous sexual orientation. He sleeps with female prostitutes, but he expresses a desire to kiss Frederic several times. Is he a very affectionate straight man? Is he gay? Is he bisexual? All of these interpretations are possible. A Farewell to Arms shows us, in part through the character of Rinaldi, that masculinity comes in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Frederic’s friendship with him also refutes claims that Frederic is just a crude, macho guy. If he was only that, he may have socked Rinaldi in the mouth all those times when Rinaldi was putting the moves on him.