Which of the following offers the best definition of écriture féminine ?

Correct answer: B. The inscription of womanhood and femininity in texts

  • A. How women really feel about male writers
  • B. The inscription of womanhood and femininity in texts
  • C. Second-wave feminism
  • D. Psychological studies of women

Explanation

Écriture féminine, associated especially with Hélène Cixous, refers to forms of writing that inscribe feminine experience and disrupt traditionally male-centred language and structures. It is not simply a name for second-wave feminism or psychological research.

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