nriley@bootes.unm.edu (Natalie Riley Osorio) (03/18/91)
I am studying comparative literature and I have encountered something in a couple of my classes that I wonder if anyone can make some sense out of. I have found that many women don'r objectively evaluate or critique women's literature. Now, I fully understand that women have been grossly underrepresented in the world of literature throughout history. Only now are we starting to unravel the clarity of the woman's voice in literature. However, I don't feel that underrepresentation is an excuse for giving women's literature a softer treatment in terms of critique. We should be breeding an atmosphere that enables a man to give a woman's work negative criticism without being labeled "sexist." And, likewise, we should strongly encourage an environment where a woman can give negative criticism to a woman's work and not be labeled "anti-woman." Nat Riley nriley@bootes.unm.edu "Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion." ---Agnes De Mille