LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
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M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER – November 2008
EL 1805 – FEMINIST THEORY AND PRACTICE
Date : 08-11-08 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
SECTION – A
Answer any FIVE of the following in about 200 words each. (5×8=40 marks)
- How will a move from victim feminism to power feminism impact the way women are received in a post feminist age?
- Why does Michelle Wallace feel that if black women do not speak up they will be blanked
out of the pages of history?
- What feminist themes does the short story Summer Vacation explore?
- Of all the women in Sister of my Heart, Gauri Ma is the most heroic. Discuss.
- How does Toril Moi distinguish feminist, feminine and female?
- What aspects of women’s strength does the poem Five Poems for Grandmothers celebrate?
- What is feminist linguistic fantasy? How can it be developed?
- Consider Chandi as a victim of social oppression.
SECTION B
Answer the following in about 500 words each. (3×20=60 marks)
- Discuss the salient feature of liberal feminism
Or
Comment on the Marxist feminist argument on wages for domestic labour.
- What, according to Adrienne Rich are the challenges women must overcome to achieve
personhood.
Or
Do you consider Mrs. Ramsay a feminist? Give reasons.
- Attempt a study of the theme of sexuality and marriage in Small Remedies.
Or
Do you sympathize with the protagonist in the play ‘Night Mother? Justify your answer.