5. English Major Lingo and getting academic with the feminist and gender lens

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Chelsey and Sara</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">dig  up some well-loved English major lingo and dust it off. We’re talking about critical theory and how it enhances our reading lives, starting with the feminist or gender lens. We provide examples and suggestions for how to incorporate critical theory into your everyday reading life because you don’t have to be a teacher, English major, or scholar in order to get the most out of this tool!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Books Discussed in Today’s Episode:</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emma</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Jane Austen:</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780143107712"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780143107712</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Awakening</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Kate Chopin:</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780743487672"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780743487672</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Room of One’s Own</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Virginia Woolf:</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780156787338"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780156787338</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’d like to learn more, check out these resources:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Introduction to Literary Theory:</span> <a href= "https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_literature/literary_theory_and_schools_of_criticism/index.html"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_literature/literary_theory_and_schools_of_criticism/index.html</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weig