As a mode of literary criticism or theory, gender theory attempts to bring which of the following to literary texts ?
Correct answer: D. All of these.
- A. An understanding of the various conceptions and understandings of gender that have carried throughout various cultures
- B. An understanding of gender as a human construct
- C. An understanding of how standard histories of western societies are presented in terms of heterosexual identity
- D. All of these.
Explanation
Gender theory examines gender as a cultural construct, the different meanings assigned to it across societies, and the way histories often privilege heterosexual identities. Since each statement describes part of this critical work, all of these is correct.
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