Elaine Showalter

Elaine Showalter
Showalter speaks to the British Library in 2022
Born
Elaine Cottler

(1941-01-21) January 21, 1941 (age 83)
EducationBryn Mawr College; Brandeis University; University of California, Davis
Known forGynocriticism
SpouseEnglish Showalter
Children2, inc. Michael Showalter

Elaine Showalter (born January 21, 1941)[1] is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues. She influenced feminist literary criticism in the United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics, a term describing the study of "women as writers".

Showalter has written and edited numerous books and articles focused on a variety of subjects, from feminist literary criticism to fashion, sometimes sparking controversy, especially with her work on illnesses. Showalter has been a television critic for People magazine and a commentator on BBC radio and television. She received the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism. in 2003.

  1. ^ "Elaine Showalter | Biography, Books, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved April 10, 2020.