In literary theory, what constitutes a feminist text?

Feminist criticism is concerned with "...the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforce or undermine the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women" (Tyson). read more

Julie Kristeva is another feminist who had three primary concerns: (a) her attempt to bring back the body into literary discourse (b) her focus on the significance of the maternal and pre-Oedipal in the constitution of subjectivity and (c) her notion of abjection as an explanation for oppression and discrimination. read more

All feminist activity, including feminist theory and literary criticism, has as its ultimate goal to change the world by prompting gender equality. Gender issues play a part in every aspect of human production and experience, including the production and experience of literature, whether we are consciously aware of these issues or not (91). read more