A Brief Introduction to Feminist Theories

Haixia Yin

Article ID: 7368
Vol 7, Issue 6, 2024

(Abstract)

Abstract


Feminist movements were born among new bourgeoisie women, and were closely related to French Industrial Revolution and American Abolition Movement. From the mid-19th century to the present, feminism has experienced three waves. However, regardless of theoretical faction, feminists and feminist critics all recognize the historical fact that women are suppressed and discriminated against by
men. Based on ‘patriarchy’ and ‘gender’, they discuss sexual issues to rewrite the history of literature and literary criticism, and rediscover
female writers and works buried under the male society and patriarchal culture to construct ‘female discourse’ to support ‘female writing’.

Keywords


feminist theories; feminist criticism; patriarchy; gender

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/ijmss.v7i6.7368

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