Feminine identities in Ann Oakley’s novels: A gender challenge or a cultural shock?
Autor: | Alla Anatolii Marchyshyna, Anatolii Skrypnyk |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Psychoanalysis
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Identity (social science) 050109 social psychology Femininity Shock (economics) Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Masculinity 0502 economics and business 050211 marketing 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology Construct (philosophy) media_common |
Zdroj: | Journal of European Studies. 51:129-138 |
ISSN: | 1740-2379 0047-2441 |
Popis: | The late twentieth century is notable for the outburst of interest in gender as a construct formed by a definite social and cultural milieu and existing in certain discourses. The discourse of Ann Oakley’s fiction presents a broad spectrum of gender identities mirroring societal mores. The present study qualifies feminine identities in terms of autonomy–connectedness as stereotyped attributes. The transformation of deep-rooted patterns of behaviourist and speech practices results in a specific verbal form and character depiction. The female characters in question differ from the generally acknowledged model of women subject to masculine dominance. Oakley’s feminine characters are active in constructing their own lives: they are strong and decisive, self-confident and determined. These traits are verbally represented in relevant lexical and stylistic ways, directing an interpretation of the contents of the texts. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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