Other theorists and critics

Professor Sue Thornham
1. Professor of Media and Film Studies

2. Professor of Media and Film Studies (Material Digital Culture

3. Her research interests focus on feminist theory and its applications to film, media and cultural studies.

Some books to look out for to help with my study: Feminist film theory, Feminist theory and cultural studies, Television drama (theories and identities), Women, feminism and media.

Elaine Showalter

American litrary critic and has a theory on the different phases of feminism.

Has had problems with other critics and other theorists like Toril moi, who argued that showalter has a limited essentialist view of women. Moi particularly criticized Showalter’s ideas regarding the Female phase, and its notions of a woman's singular autonomy and necessary search inward for a female identity.