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“The 1970s and 1980s: feminism, androgyny, modernism, aesthetics In the 1970s and 1980s, Woolf studies expanded in a number of directions, most notably in relation to feminism. Critical interest in Woolf developed at the same time as feminism developed in related academic disciplines. In this…” quote by Jane Goldman
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““The 1970s and 1980s: feminism, androgyny, modernism, aesthetics In the 1970s and 1980s, Woolf studies expanded in a number of directions, most notably in relation to feminism. Critical interest in Woolf developed at the same time as feminism developed in related academic disciplines. In this period her writings became central to the theoretical framing of feminism, in particular to debates on Marxist and materialist feminism and to the emergent theories of androgyny. Both these areas of debate takeWoolf ’s A Room of One’s Own as a major point of reference... …... At the same time as feminist approaches to Woolf were developing and expanding, so, too, was the critical interest in her modernist theories and her formal aesthetics. Again, Woolf ’s writing became central to critical and theoretical formulations on modernism. ….. This period also saw considerable critical interest in the influence of the visual arts on Woolf ’s writing, and particularly in the influence of the formalist theories of her Bloomsbury colleagues Roger Fry and Clive Bell.””

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Source Essay: Woolf and Feminist Theory, 2020

Woolf’s work became a key reference for feminist and modernist debates, linking gender, materialism, and aesthetics.

In simple terms: Woolf links feminism and modernism.

Key Takeaway

Study Woolf’s influence on feminist theory.

Themes

feminism modernism gender aesthetics materialism

Mood

critical inquisitive

Type

scholarly theoretical

When to use this quote

  • academic courses
  • gender studies
  • literary analysis
  • art history

Key Concepts

literary criticism theory cultural studies

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does Woolf’s gender critique apply today?
  • What modernist techniques does Woolf use?
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