Reviews for Literature after Feminism

The average rating for Literature after Feminism based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-11-02 00:00:00 Cari Wolk Feminist criticism, at its best, continues this opening up of new terrain, this enlargement of our horizons. Literature after feminism is an expanded field, not a diminished one. I loved this book. It's so sensible and Felski keeps opposing either/or arguments, which is something with which I identify very strongly. It's very readable and Felski mentions a wealth of sources and ugh. It's great. [The gushing ends here] I did have a bit of qualm with her usage of the term "Third World literature". I also think the whole concept of gender could have been questioned much more, but then again I also feel that this book needed to exist so that we could move beyond its conceptions of gender, masculinity and femininity. A wonderful review of feminist literary criticism up to 2003 (and it doesn't feel really outdated yet in 2014/many of its subjects are still super relevant).

Review # 2 was written on 2020-03-17 00:00:00 Rigoberto Rico "If there are now more women writers included in a typical survey course, if the library spills over with critical volumes on Woolf and Edith Wharton and Toni Morrison, it is because feminist scholars have made a painstaking case for the importance of such writers as writers. In this way, they have influenced what all literary scholars value, not just what feminists value." Felski's survey of the major feminist debates surrounding readership, authorship, plot possibilities, and aesthetic values was clear, comprehensive, and a joy to read. 10/10 would recommend for anyone interested in feminist literary scholarship, but particularly for anyone teaching a survey course (or anyone who needs to explain to a conservative family member why feminism has "expanded" rather than "diminished" life and literature).