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GATE 2025 XH2 (English) – Question 57

Critical Theories and Intellectual Traditions · Theoretical Paradigms: Structuralism, Marxism, feminism, existentialism, poststructuralism, modernism, postmodernism, new historicism, postcolonialism, posthumanism · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which of the following statement(s) is/are INCORRECT regarding post-colonial feminism?

  1. It emphasizes cultural difference between women.
  2. It dismisses the cultural relativism of women’s experience.
  3. It believes that the spiritual constitutes an important aspect of women’s lives.
  4. It does not extend black feminism’s concerns to address the experiences and oppression of women hailing from other cultural, national and geo-political locations.

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Correct answer: (B) It dismisses the cultural relativism of women’s experience.; (D) It does not extend black feminism’s concerns to address the experiences and oppression of women hailing from other cultural, national and geo-political locations.

Explanation

Post-colonial feminism values cultural difference and the spiritual side of life, and it extends black feminism's concerns to women of other places. It does not dismiss cultural relativism, so B and D are incorrect.