Joyce Carol Oates Quote

While there are 'women writers' there are not, and have never been, 'men writers.' This is an empty category, a class without specimens; for the noun 'writer' — the very verb 'writing' — always implies masculinity.


(Woman) Writer: Occasions and Opportunities (1988)


While there are 'women writers' there are not, and have never been, 'men writers.' This is an empty category, a class without specimens; for the noun ...

While there are 'women writers' there are not, and have never been, 'men writers.' This is an empty category, a class without specimens; for the noun ...

While there are 'women writers' there are not, and have never been, 'men writers.' This is an empty category, a class without specimens; for the noun ...

While there are 'women writers' there are not, and have never been, 'men writers.' This is an empty category, a class without specimens; for the noun ...