Gender and Reading

Erscheinungsjahr 1986
ISBN: 978-0-8018-2907-9
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 553 g

If reading constitutes an active process of producing meaning, as many theorists contend, what impact does gender have on that process? In twelve essays, specialists in literature and psychology explre the many dimensions of this question. The result is a highly provocative encounter between feminist and reader-response criticsm, an articulation provising significant insights for both fields.

Gender and Reading comprises three interdependent sections. The first presents the central theoretical issues: gender as a factor in perception, gender as an incription in both text and reader, and sexual orientation as a source of identity in a female reader's interaction with a text. The second section focuses on particualr literary works, written by both men and women and representing various historical periods from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Finally, the book examines the significance of gender in the actual reading behavior. These chapters include descriptions of reasearch among different types and groupd of readers.

As the first book-length study of the relationship between gender and reading, this volume makes substantial contributions to women's studies and literary theory. Its unique synthesis enlarges the scope and critical power of both reader-response and feminist thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Flynn, Elizabeth A.

Schweickart, Patrocinio P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Semiotik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Research and Theory
Chapter 1. The Reader's Consturction of Meaning: Cognitive Research on Gender and Comprehension
Chapter 2. Reading Ourselves: Toward a Feminist Theory of Reading
Chapter 2. Ourself behind Ourself: A Theory for Lesbian Readers
Part II. Texts
Chapter 4. Taking the Gold Out of Egypt: The Art of Reading as a Woman
Chapter 5. Fathers and Daughters:" Women as Readers of the Tatler
Chapter 6. Malraux's Women: A Re-vision
Chapter 7. Reading about Reading: "A Jury of Her Peers," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Chapter 8. "As the Twig Is Bent.": Gender and Childhood Reading
Part III. Readers
Chapter 10. Gothic Possibilities
Chapter 11. Gender Interests in Reading and Language
Chaper 12. Gender and Reading
A Selected Annotated Bibliography
Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Schweickart, Patrocinio P.
Patrocinio P. Schweickart is associate professor of English at the University of New Hampshire. Her essay "Reading Ourselves: Toward a Feminist Theory of Reading" won the 1984 Florence Howe Award for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship.

Flynn, Elizabeth A.
Elizabeth A. Flynn is associate professor of reading and composition, coordinator of writing programs, and director of the Institute for research on Language and Learning at Michigan Technological University. She is the editor of Reader: Essays in Reader-Oriented Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy.

Elizabeth A. Flynn is associate professor of reading and composition, coordinator of writing programs, and director of the Institute for research on Language and Learning at Michigan Technological University. She is the editor of Reader: Essays in Reader-Oriented Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy. Patrocinio P. Schweickart is associate professor of English at the University of New Hampshire. Her essay "Reading Ourselves: Toward a Feminist Theory of Reading" won the 1984 Florence Howe Award for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship.