ABSTRACT
This chapter explores that some possible answers to the question of what distinguishes a feminist from a patriarchal text, drawn from feminist literature, to critically evaluate their merits and problems, and to raise the question of alternatives. It presents that the scattered remarks may prove relevant to those working in a number of disciplines constituting the broad field of feminist theory. The chapter shows that many of the more conventional positions regarding the categorization and assessment of feminist texts are problematic in feminist terms; yet, at the same time, following the hints posed by many post-structuralist thinkers. It expects to move beyond critique and formulate new conceptions of textual production and reception that may help to explain the ways in which political judgements about the textual and sexual positioning of theories and texts may be possible. Many feminists have posited what might be understood as a "distinctive set of preoccupations" in feminist or women's writing and creativity.
