Self Introduction

My basic information, sans additional facts: Alyssa Maraszek, Junior, English major/Women's and Gender Studies minor. Williamsville, NY.

I snatched up my spot in this class as soon as I could because it is relative to both areas of my studies which interest me greatly. I do wear the label of "feminist" proudly, and I find it important to talk about feminism and help to educate those who might not know much about it. Feminism is really so empowering once you get past all the negative stereotypes of what a feminist is.

"Because women have not had the same historical relation of identity to origin, institution, production that men have had, they have not, I think, (collectively) felt burdened by too much Self, Ego, Cogito, etc.,"
While women have been marginalized in just about every way throughout history, it would not do any good to separate them as authors from the text, and put the emphasis on only what is written and not who wrote it. Because of our status in society as a minority, women can relate to more people through writing about personal experience as well as topics that men may not choose to write about. Contemporary women writers should not be celebrated just because they are women, as that seems denigrating to their work, because we know that we are capable. It should be celebrated because of the perspective it offers and the quality of the overall writing.