Attempts to understand representation from a woman’s point of view and analyze women’s writing strategies in the context of their social conditions.

Insists that social class and economics influence all use of language. Adheres to the idea that all language makes ideological statements about things like class, economics, race, and power.

Focuses on the facts of a text, because they want to study the text, not what others say about it.

Focuses on the text, critics are not interested in a “correct” interpretation of a text or what the author intended.