Gender Studies: A Distinct Theory of Feminist Literature

Abstract

Gender studies is an interdisciplinary field covering literature, linguistics, sociology, politics, history and other disciplines of social science. It talks on the multifaceted communication of gender with different identities such as competition, civilization, sex, culture and faith. It was concerned with power dynamics that relates to sex. It covers a wide range that encompasses people’s educations, and queer educations. Though gender educations is a branch of feminism and is concerned with women’s marginal social status including oppression and exploitation, it is not akin to feminism. Feminism focuses on women’s concerns while gender studies deal with the whole gender realities. Gender studies emphases on gender individuality as the main concept but feminism focuses the roles, knowledges and attainments of women in civilization. In literature, literature gender is used to define the authors and depict society and evaluate them on the basis of gender. Sex, gender and sexuality shape narrative texts. Feminist literature exposes women’s subordination to men and denial of rights and freedom and voices for gender quality. Gender studies is not confined to women’s studies only; it comprises people’s studies, opening up a new genre that may be called ‘gendered literature’.

DOI - https://doi.org/10.65525/SVUP.9788196793241.2025.128-139