Elaine Showalter
American literary critic, feminist and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elaine Showalter (born January 21, 1941)[1] is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues. She influenced feminist literary criticism in the United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics, a term describing the study of "women as writers".
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Elaine Showalter | |
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Born | Elaine Cottler (1941-01-21) January 21, 1941 (age 83) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | Bryn Mawr College; Brandeis University; University of California, Davis |
Known for | Gynocriticism |
Spouse | English Showalter |
Children | 2, inc. Michael Showalter |
Showalter has written and edited numerous books and articles focused on a variety of subjects, from feminist literary criticism to fashion, sometimes sparking controversy, especially with her work on illnesses. Showalter has been a television critic for People magazine and a commentator on BBC radio and television. She received the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism. in 2003.