EL 1805 – FEMINIST THEORY AND PRACTICE

Date & Time: 02/05/2007 / 1:00 – 4:00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks

SECTION – A

Answer any FIVE of the following in about 200 words each. (5×8=40 marks)

How does Dale Spender substantiate that there has been an intense misogyny among the male writers against women writers in literary history?
Analyse critically the views of Sandra M.Gilbert and Susan Guber over the transformation of the materna lingua into a new patrius sermo.
Consider Nikki Giovanni’s Ego Tripping as a plea for women’s liberation.
How does the story Witch highlight the various social evils committed against women? Discuss.

5 Sister of my Heart is characterized by a remarkable absence of men. How does this impact the women?

6) Examine the implications of reproduction controlling technologies.

7) Show how the myth of black macho cheats black women of their human rights.

8) What feminist themes does the short story Summer Vacation explore?

SECTION B

Answer the following in about 500 words each. (3×20=60 marks)

Discuss the efforts of some of the women writers towards ‘female linguistic empowerment’.

Elaborate on the theme of harmony in To the Lighthouse.

10) To what extent can cyberspace be a site for both empowerment and enslavement of women?

What according to Adrienne Rich are the sacrifices women must make if they are to redeem themselves?

11) Consider Margaret Atwood’s Five Poems for Grandmothers as a tribute to female heroism.

Which one of the two main characters, in ’Night Mother, do you sympathise with? Give reasons.