In her essay “The Laugh of the Medusa,” what does Hélène Cixous suggest for women ?

Introduction to Literary Theory 22/06/2023

A. Women should write for and about themselves in order to counter phallocentric texts.
B. Women should write, but they should do so only within the existent male canon.
C. Women should primarily dedicate themselves to studying women’s literature from the past.
D. Women should be unconcerned with the struggle for identity.

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