Elaine Showalter
Professor, Author
1941 –
Who is Elaine Showalter?
Elaine Showalter is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues. She is one of the founders of feminist literary criticism in United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics.
Best known in academic and popular cultural fields, she has written and edited numerous books and articles focused on a variety of subjects, from feminist literary criticism to fashion, sometimes sparking widespread controversy, especially with her work on illnesses. Showalter has been a television critic for People magazine and a commentator on BBC radio and television.
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- Born
- Jan 21, 1941
Boston - Also known as
- Elaine Cottler
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Davis
- Bryn Mawr College
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on July 23, 2013
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