Feminism

Theory Of Feminism

Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoritical or philosophical fields. It encompanies work in variety of disclipines, Including anthropology, sociology, economics, womens studies. Literary critism, art history, psycoanalysis, and philosophy. Feminist theory aims to understand gender inequality and fo uses on gender politics, power relations, and sexuality. While a providing a critique of these social and political relations, much of feminist theory include descriminations, streotyping, objectification, oppression and patriarchy.

as having three phases. The First she calls 'feminist' theory as having three pashes. The first she calls 'feminist critique' in which the feminist reader examines the ideologies behind literary phenomena. The second showalter calls 'gynoctricsm' in which the 'woman is produced of textual meaning'. The last phase she calls 'gender theory' in which the ideological inscription the literaty effect of the gender sysem are explored. This was paralled in the 1970's by frech feminists, who developed the concept of ecriture feminine which translate as female or feminime writing. Helene cixious aques that writting and phylosophy are phallo centric and along with other french feminist such as luce irigay emphaise 'writting from the body' as a subversive exercise. The work of the feminist psychoanalyst and philosopher, Julia kristeva, has influenced feminist theory in general and feminiist litera

 ry criticism in particular. However as the scholar elizabeth wright points out. No one of these french feminist align themselves with the feminist movement as it appeared in the anglophone world.