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Antonija Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Feminist writing

Is there an expression for the literature written by women, but without feminist in it? It refers to literature written by women, not necessarily feminists. (and not chick-lit) Thank you.
  

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Hi Antonija, You haven't been here in a long time. I would suggest that if it was simply authored by women, without any sort of women-centric content, then here is no need for a special term. We wouldn't make a point of saying something was written by a male if the content was general.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi Antonija, You haven't been here in a long time.
  • I would suggest that if it was simply authored by women, without any sort of women-centric content, then here is no need for a special term.
  • We wouldn't make a point of saying something was written by a male if the content was general.
  • If you needed to, you simply refer to "women-authored literature," I guess.
  • (I will tell you that "chick-lit" did pop to mind, but that's written FOR women - the authors could be male.
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Hi Antonija,

You haven't been here in a long time.

I would suggest that if it was simply authored by women, without any sort of women-centric content, then here is no need for a special term. We wouldn't make a point of saying something was written by a male if the content was general. If you needed to, you simply refer to "women-authored literature," I guess.

(I will
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Thank you Grammar Geek. You know, I didn't know that about chick-lit:)
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Actually, it is a literature written by women for women. Is there anything similar in English literature?
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Not really - Chick-lit describes light fiction - usually romantic and usually funny. The main character is a woman - usually in her 20s or 30s, but it's possible for her to be older.

What sort of writing do you have in mind? General fiction? Non-fiction?
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It is translated as feminine writing. I've found it on the Internet.
Thank you Grammar Geek!
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I like the term "of-by-for-and-about women".
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