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1	Kvinnliga tv-spelshjältar : En kritisk diskursanalys av hur kvinnliga protagonister skildras i tv-spel Hogla, Cecilia January 2015 (has links) The purpose of this paper is to examine how female protagonists in video games are portrayed. The material analysed consist of two game series of ten games each, which means a total empirical material of 20 games. The game series chosen for analysis are Metroid with its protagonist Samus Aran and Tomb Raider with Lara Croft as its protagonist. These game franchises were chosen because they have the bestselling video game heroines. The method used for this study has been a critical discourse analysis and the results show both a validated and contradicted result. The theories and the result from the analysis can confirm that female video game characters and especially protagonists are visually portrayed in an objectified sexualised manner. The contradiction is shown in the descriptions of the two female leads where they are both depicted as strong, confident and independent women in their fields of expertise. Female protagonists Video games Gender Stereotypes Critical discourse analysis
2	Rebelující ženské hrdinky v dystopických románech pro mladé / Rebellious Female Protagonists in Young Adult Dystopian Novels Drkošová, Sylvie January 2016 (has links) The thesis is mainly concerned with popular dystopian book series Hunger Games and Divergent. The aim of the present diploma thesis is to summarize representative characteristics of a young adult dystopian novels featuring rebellious female heroes and to closely examine the social context of the aforementioned novels. The first part of the thesis is based on the analysis of young adult dystopian novels and the attitude of young female readers to the representation of strong female protagonists in literature. The second part od this thesis presents a qualitative research realized by interviews with young female readers and it attempts to answer the research questions about the attitude of readers to examined dystopian novels and the contemporary social role of women. Keywords: dystopian novel, Hunger Games, Divergent, female protagonists, gender
3	Jamesian Women: A Readers Theatre Adaptation from Selected Novels of Henry James Wicker, Patricia Elizabeth Frazier 08 1900 (has links) The purpose of this study is to illustrate the power image of Henry James's female protagonists through a Readers Theatre adaptation of his novels, Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, and The Portrait of a Lady. Chapter I includes an introduction and defines the purpose of the thesis. Chapter II briefly examines biographical information on James. Chapter III includes the analysis of the three selected novels in relation to preparation of a performance based script for Readers Theatre. In the Appendix is the Readers Theatre script with the inclusive transition and introductory material. The illustration of a typical Jamesian woman reveals a philosophic view of the human possibilities in freedom, power, and the destructive elements that limit an independent spirit. Henry James female protagonists Daisy Miller The Wings of the Dove The Portrait of a Lady
4	A representação do \"discreto\": a filha do comendador em el burlador de Sevilla / The representation of \"discrete\": the commandor\'s daughter in el burlador de Sevilla Luciano, Fabio 22 February 2011 (has links) Tomando como referenciais teóricos e críticos autores como Aristóteles, Lope de Vega, Porqueras Mayo, Jaime Cortesão e João Adolfo Hansen e levando em conta os principais aspectos culturais da sociedade espanhola do século XVII, este trabalho tem seu foco de interesse na personagem Dona Ana de Ulloa, Filha do Comendador em El Burlador de Sevilla, que é arrebatada por Dom Juan. Buscou-se entender como o modo de ser discreto se articulava na corte espanhola da época, tentando esclarecer as motivações dessa atitude nas ações da Filha, pois será através dessa poética da moralidade que ocorrerá, ao final da ação dramática, o restabelecimento da ordem social. Para a compreensão da atitude da protagonista, procedeu-se a uma discussão, tanto no âmbito moral quanto no literário, do conceito e das conotações do termo discreto na época. A dissertação se divide em três partes. A primeira focaliza aspectos sociais, culturais e históricos da sociedade espanhola do século XVII presentes em El Burlador de Sevilla, atentando para a atitude discreta como um elemento que diferencia Dona Ana das outras personagens femininas da peça. A segunda procura destacar a Filha do Comendador, interpretando-a pela atitude incisiva e mostrando como ela se choca com o perfil de mulher predominante na época, ou seja, aquela que em geral era tratada pelos homens como objeto e apreciada por sua beleza, sua nobreza e seu preparo para o casamento. Já a terceira parte centra-se no relacionamento entre Dona Ana e as personagens masculinas, no que ressalta a questão da representação do querer e do poder, provocando o desencadeamento de uma dupla justiça: a terrena, posta nas mãos do Rei e reafirmada pela atuação do Comendador, e a divina, que acaba por sugerir um ideal de liberdade católico, personificado no Convidado de Pedra. Assim, a protagonista se debaterá entre preceitos relacionados ora a uma justiça dos homens, ora a uma justiça de Deus. As considerações finais amarram essas análises, concluindo pela universalidade da personagem feminina representada por Dona Ana, que é recriada em autores de diversas tradições culturais, bem como de épocas distintas. / Using as theoretical and critical references authors like Aristotle, Lope de Vega, Porqueras Mayo, Adolfo Jaime and John Hansen and taking into account the main cultural aspects of the Spanish society during the seventeenth century, this work focuses on the character of Dona Ana Ulloa, daughter of the Commendator in El Burlador de Sevilla, a lady who is seduced and carried out by Don Juan. Its purpose was to understand how the concept of discreet was sustained in the Spanish court at that time, trying to clarify the motivations of this attitude in the protagonists actions, once the social order will be restored through this kind of morality poetics at the end of the dramatic action. For the understanding of the main characters attitude, a discussion both morally and literarily was carried out about the concepts and also the connotations of the word discreet at that age. This work is divided into three parts. The first one focuses on social, cultural, and historic aspects of the Spanish society during the 17th Century that are present in El Burlador de Sevilla, being alert to the discreet as the aspect that differentiates Dona Ana from the other female characters in the play. The second one tries to detach the Commendators daughter, interpreting her through her incisive attitude and showing how she conflicts with the predominant female profile at that epoch, that is to say, the woman who was treated as an object by men and appreciated because of her beauty, her nobility, and her readiness for marriage. Finally, the third part deals with the relationship between Dona Ana and the male characters, through which arises the problem of the representation of wanting and being allowed to, resulting in a double justice: a terrestrial one, administered by the King and reaffirmed by the role of the Commendator; and a divine one, a kind of justice that suggests a catholic ideal of liberty which is personified in the stone guest. So, the protagonist will be struggling between precepts related to a justice of men or a justice of God. The final considerations bind these analyses and conclude for the universality of the female persona that Dona Ana represents, once she is re-created by authors from diverse cultural traditions, as well as diverse epochs. Conceito de discreto Concept of discreet El burlador de Sevilla El burlador de Sevilla Female protagonists Protagonistas femininas Spanish theater Teatro espanhol
5	Book Review of Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello: Her Life and Times by Cynthia A. Kierner Mayo-Bobee, Dinah 25 October 2013 (has links) Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello: Her Life and Times. By Cynthia A. Kierner. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Pp. ix, 281.) biography Cythia a. Kierner daughter of Monticello female protagonists historical women history life Martha Jefferson Randolph History Political History United States History
6	A representação do \"discreto\": a filha do comendador em el burlador de Sevilla / The representation of \"discrete\": the commandor\'s daughter in el burlador de Sevilla Fabio Luciano 22 February 2011 (has links) Tomando como referenciais teóricos e críticos autores como Aristóteles, Lope de Vega, Porqueras Mayo, Jaime Cortesão e João Adolfo Hansen e levando em conta os principais aspectos culturais da sociedade espanhola do século XVII, este trabalho tem seu foco de interesse na personagem Dona Ana de Ulloa, Filha do Comendador em El Burlador de Sevilla, que é arrebatada por Dom Juan. Buscou-se entender como o modo de ser discreto se articulava na corte espanhola da época, tentando esclarecer as motivações dessa atitude nas ações da Filha, pois será através dessa poética da moralidade que ocorrerá, ao final da ação dramática, o restabelecimento da ordem social. Para a compreensão da atitude da protagonista, procedeu-se a uma discussão, tanto no âmbito moral quanto no literário, do conceito e das conotações do termo discreto na época. A dissertação se divide em três partes. A primeira focaliza aspectos sociais, culturais e históricos da sociedade espanhola do século XVII presentes em El Burlador de Sevilla, atentando para a atitude discreta como um elemento que diferencia Dona Ana das outras personagens femininas da peça. A segunda procura destacar a Filha do Comendador, interpretando-a pela atitude incisiva e mostrando como ela se choca com o perfil de mulher predominante na época, ou seja, aquela que em geral era tratada pelos homens como objeto e apreciada por sua beleza, sua nobreza e seu preparo para o casamento. Já a terceira parte centra-se no relacionamento entre Dona Ana e as personagens masculinas, no que ressalta a questão da representação do querer e do poder, provocando o desencadeamento de uma dupla justiça: a terrena, posta nas mãos do Rei e reafirmada pela atuação do Comendador, e a divina, que acaba por sugerir um ideal de liberdade católico, personificado no Convidado de Pedra. Assim, a protagonista se debaterá entre preceitos relacionados ora a uma justiça dos homens, ora a uma justiça de Deus. As considerações finais amarram essas análises, concluindo pela universalidade da personagem feminina representada por Dona Ana, que é recriada em autores de diversas tradições culturais, bem como de épocas distintas. / Using as theoretical and critical references authors like Aristotle, Lope de Vega, Porqueras Mayo, Adolfo Jaime and John Hansen and taking into account the main cultural aspects of the Spanish society during the seventeenth century, this work focuses on the character of Dona Ana Ulloa, daughter of the Commendator in El Burlador de Sevilla, a lady who is seduced and carried out by Don Juan. Its purpose was to understand how the concept of discreet was sustained in the Spanish court at that time, trying to clarify the motivations of this attitude in the protagonists actions, once the social order will be restored through this kind of morality poetics at the end of the dramatic action. For the understanding of the main characters attitude, a discussion both morally and literarily was carried out about the concepts and also the connotations of the word discreet at that age. This work is divided into three parts. The first one focuses on social, cultural, and historic aspects of the Spanish society during the 17th Century that are present in El Burlador de Sevilla, being alert to the discreet as the aspect that differentiates Dona Ana from the other female characters in the play. The second one tries to detach the Commendators daughter, interpreting her through her incisive attitude and showing how she conflicts with the predominant female profile at that epoch, that is to say, the woman who was treated as an object by men and appreciated because of her beauty, her nobility, and her readiness for marriage. Finally, the third part deals with the relationship between Dona Ana and the male characters, through which arises the problem of the representation of wanting and being allowed to, resulting in a double justice: a terrestrial one, administered by the King and reaffirmed by the role of the Commendator; and a divine one, a kind of justice that suggests a catholic ideal of liberty which is personified in the stone guest. So, the protagonist will be struggling between precepts related to a justice of men or a justice of God. The final considerations bind these analyses and conclude for the universality of the female persona that Dona Ana represents, once she is re-created by authors from diverse cultural traditions, as well as diverse epochs. Conceito de discreto El burlador de Sevilla Protagonistas femininas Teatro espanhol Concept of discreet El burlador de Sevilla Female protagonists Spanish theater
7	Bloody women : a critical-creative examination of how female protagonists have transformed contemporary Scottish and Nordic crime fiction Hill, Lorna January 2017 (has links) This study will explore the role of female authors and their female protagonists in contemporary Scottish and Nordic crime fiction. Authors including Val McDermid, Denise Mina, Lin Anderson and Liza Marklund are just a few of the women who have challenged the expectation of gender in the crime fiction genre. By setting their novels in contemporary society, they reflect a range of social and political issues through the lens of a female protagonist. By closely examining the female characters, all journalists, in Val McDermid’s Lindsay Gordon series; Denise Mina’s Paddy Meehan series; Anna Smith’s books about Rosie Gilmour; and Liza Marklund’s books about Annika Bengzton, I explore the issue of gender through these writers’ perspectives and also draw parallels between their societies. I document the influence of these writers on my own practice-based research, a novel, The Invisible Chains, set in post-Referendum Scotland. The thesis will examine and define the role of the female protagonist, offer a feminist reading of contemporary crime fiction, and investigate how the rise of human trafficking, the problem of domestic abuse in Scotland and society’s changing attitudes and values are reflected in contemporary crime novels, before discussing the narrative structures and techniques employed in the writing of The Invisible Chains. This novel allows us to consider the role of women in a contemporary and progressive society where women hold many senior positions in public life and examine whether they manage successfully to challenge traditional patriarchal hierarchies. The narrative is split between journalist Megan Ross, The Girl, a victim of human trafficking, and Trudy, who is being domestically abused, thus pulling together the themes of the critical genesis in the creative work. By focusing on the protagonist, the victims and raising awareness of human trafficking and domestic abuse, The Invisible Chains, an original creative work, reflects a contemporary society’s changing attitudes, problems and values.
8	La représentation de la violence faite aux femmes dans 'Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali' de Gil Courtemanche et 'Je m’appelle Bosnia' de Madeleine Gagnon Thach, Thida January 2014 (has links) La violence faite aux femmes est une réalité encore très présente, surtout dans les sociétés patriarcales, même après des décennies de lutte féministe. C’est aussi un thème privilégié en littérature. La présente thèse propose justement une analyse de ce thème à travers deux romans assez récents qui mettent tous deux de l’avant des aspects particuliers de la question : Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali de Gil Courtemanche et Je m’appelle Bosnia de Madeleine Gagnon. Nous tenterons de cerner les différentes formes de violences à l’œuvre dans les deux narrations : la violence faite aux filles, celle faite aux femmes, et enfin la violence spécifique qu’engendrent les conflits armés avec le viol comme arme de guerre. Nous proposerons une analyse intersectionnelle de ces formes de violences afin de mesurer les représentations et les répercussions des notions de classe et de race eu égard aux toiles de fond différentes des deux romans : le génocide chez Courtemanche, le nettoyage ethnique chez Gagnon. Nous aborderons aussi les narrations sous l’angle de l’agentivité. Dans des sociétés fondamentalement patriarcales, quel pouvoir peuvent espérer avoir les personnages féminins sur leur destin personnel et collectif? Y a-t-il pour ces femmes fictives des stratégies possibles pour atteindre une liberté d’action, si mince soit-elle? La représentation de la violence La violence faite aux femmes La violence contre les femmes La violence vis-à-vis des femmes Les femmes et la guerre Violence conjugale et littérature Violence conjugale L'autorité masculine et les femmes Le viol comme arme de guerre Le génocide au Rwanda Les personnages féminins et la violence L'agentivité féminine Male gaze La femme comme objet sexuel L'inceste dans la littérature La prostitution Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali Je m'appelle Bosnia A Sunday at the pool in Kigali My name is Bosnia Female agency Prostitution Incest in literature Féminisme Feminism Regard masculin Women and war Marital violence Male authority and women The genocide in Rwanda The woman as a sex object Violence against women Female protagonists and violence Approche intersectionnelle Intersectional approach Littérature québécoise Literature of Quebec Rape during war Le viol durant la guerre Rwanda Bosnie-Herzégovine Génocide Nettoyage ethnique Victimes de guerre Victims of war Figure d'autorité Authority figure Patriarcat Patriarchy Tutsi Hutu Les femmes dans la littérature Women in literature Violence against women and agency L'assujettissement des femmes The domination of women Gentille Bernard Valcourt Les femmes comme objet Women as object Le personnage de la prostituée The character of the prostitute Femme Violence masculine Personnages féminins Woman Male violence Female characters Système prostitutionnel System of prostitution Gil Courtemanche Madeleine Gagnon Intersectionnalité Intersectionality Bosnia Viol Rape Rape as a weapon of war

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