What, according to Smith, characterized feminist thought
during the 1970s and '80s?
341:
Explain: "Language is a realm of public discourse"
(297).
Explain: "The structure of a language is phallocentric"
(297).
What is semiotics? (See also 590-91)
How, according to Julia Kristeva, is feminine language
semiotic?
342:
Explain: "'Feminine' language is more 'diffusive' than
its 'masculine'
counterpart" (342).
343:
What, according to Smith, distinguishes French
and American feminist critics?
344:
How do British feminists, according to Smith,
distinguish themselves from their American
counterparts?
345:
Explain: "The universalizing and 'essentializing'
tendencies in
both American practice and French theory disguise women's
oppression by
highlighting sexual difference, suggesting that a dominant
system is impervious
to political change" (345).
How are contemporary feminist practitioners characterized?
346:
What, according to Murfin, is the goal of the new era of
"feminisms"
(346)?
What is "'personal' or 'autobiographical' criticism"
(346)? In
what way is it feminist?
347:
Explain: "Categories obscure similarities even as they
help us
make distinctions" (347).
What is the doctrine of "separate spheres" (347)?
348:
What is "subjugated knowledge" (348)?
In what ways, according to Murfin, does Smith's essay
exemplify feminist
criticism?
