The extrapolation of feminist themes from the theoretical literature in three basic disciplines: general feminist theory, feminist literary theory, and feminist theories of child and adolescent development. Of course, each of these areas of study has many subsets, and there is some overlapping of the three. All have a strong historical component as feminist scholars in many fields work to uncover and reclaim female versions of the past. There is a strong multicultural strand throughout this list in an attempt to include all those others who have been marginalized by dominant white, male perspectives. It might prove useful to read my chapter, "Journey or Destination; Female Voices in Youth Literature," in Mosaics of Meaning: Enhancing the Intellectual Life of Young Adults through Story (Scarecrow Press, 1996, pp.17-46.)
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