Regrinding the Lens of Gender

Written Communication Apr 1993

HEATHER BRODIE GRAVES

Abstract

Recent trends in gender and writing research avoid or ignore the issue of essentialism while attempting to formulate a theory of “composing as a woman” that might rely on essentialist assumptions. Codifying the characteristics of “writing like a woman” or “writing like a man” can result in a limited—and limiting—conception of gender and its effect on writing. To illustrate this argument, this article uses as an example of I'écriture féminine the writing of Kenneth Burke and as an example of writing like a man the prose of Julia Kristeva. It argues for conceptualizing and studying gender as a secondary factor affecting writing rather than the principal factor.

Journal: Written Communication
Published: 1993-04-01
DOI: 10.1177/0741088393010002001
Open Access: Closed
Topics: rhetorical theory gender and writing affect and writing

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