Gender studies analyzes gender identity and representation across disciplines. It originated from women's studies and has expanded to include queer studies and men's studies. Feminist theory examines the role of women in literature and how female characters are empowered or discriminated against, drawing on theories like psychoanalysis. Queer theory, which emerged in 1991, analyzes literature featuring gay, lesbian and other third gender characters to challenge social inequalities and gender binaries.

1. Gender Studies,
Feminism and Queer
Theory
Deareth Joy L. Magban
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Literary Criticism

2. Gender Studies
Gender theory came to the forefront of the theoretical scene first
as
feminist theory but has subsequently come to include the investi
gation of all gender and sexual categories and identities.
Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted t
o analyzing gender identity and gendered representation. Like Q
ueer studies and Men's studies, it originated in the interdisciplin
ary program women's studies (concerning women, feminism, gen
der, and politics).

3. Feminism
The feminist perspective examines the role of the women in the literature.
It looks into how the female character may be empowered or discriminated.
feminist theory combines elements of other theoretical models such a
s
psychoanalysis, Marxism, poststructuralism, and deconstruction to
interrogate the role of gender in the writing, interpretation, and dis
semination of literary texts.

4. Queer Theory
The queer perspective is concerned with the queer or the third gender.
The perspective itself was named in 1991.
Under this perspective, the third gender, meaning the gay, lesbians and other c
haracters or persona in literature that may fall under queer are being examined.
Queer theory is the lens used to explore and challenge how scholars, ac
tivists, artistic texts, and the media perpetrate gender- and sex-base
d binaries, and its goal is to
undo hierarchies and fight against social inequalities.

5. References:
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6. THANK
YOU
Deareth Joy L. Magban
ua