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LEVEL 1:
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
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lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Background information
This research guide on Perspective on Gender in Texts has been created to assist Year 7 students in their studies on understanding that certain techniques are used to communicate a perspective and can persuade the audience to accept a point of view.
Perspectives on Gender
- Caryl Churchill
British playwright Caryl Churchill addressed controversial issues of gender identity, economic justice, and political alienation in many of her plays. Churchill was known for combining these critiques with dramatic inventions that challenged the boundaries of traditional theater. - The best way to change gendered reading habits
A cultural change is needed in our literary landscape – women writers should be better represented as winners of literary prizes and in the literary pages of our mainstream arts media, all of which will lead to them selling more books and receiving better recognition all round. And the best way to address these changes is at the institutional level in our schools – by stamping out gendered reading habits and addressing unconscious bias in our younger generations.
Key Terms
- femininehaving qualities or an appearance traditionally associated with women, especially delicacy and prettiness.
- genderthe psychological, emotional and behavioural manifestation of masculinity or femininity.
A person does not need to be physically female to identify as being feminine; a person, in rare cases, may have the physical attributes of both man and woman (intersex) but identify as one or the other. - gendered readinghow women are portrayed in a stereotypical way or how men are expected to conform to cultural norms.
- masculineHaving qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men:
'he is outstandingly handsome and robust, very masculine' - sexthe physical manifestation of being male or female