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Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identityVolschenk, Jacolien 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA (English))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / In this dissertation the dominant metaphor for the fusion between the feminine and
technology, the cyborg, will be examined through various texts to assess the value the
cyborg has for feminism as a tool to exposes the constructedness of boundaries of identity
and gender, thereby enabling a reconstruction of a new feminine identity in a subversive
and transgressive space. The main themes which will be addressed are those that often
feature in feminist science fiction: reproduction, sexuality, the construction of identity
and gender through science, culture and ideology, and the power relations between men
and women. Other related concepts which will be dealt with are language, self and
Other, representation and perspective. Feminist science fiction and theory attempt to
destabilise conventional boundaries concerned with gender and identity and the texts
which this dissertation deals with are all, to varying degrees, concerned with this
destabilisation, each offering a unique perspective on feminine identity and the attempted
transformation of current gender categories which will be explored in detailed analysis.
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We Are Not Those Girls: StoriesCesarotti, Katelyn A. 21 August 2019 (has links)
No description available.
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The Mother’S Complex Character In Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not The Only FruitWelander, Tove January 2023 (has links)
Jeanette Winterson’s debut novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is regarded as an epitome of feminist fiction. The novel centres around Jeanette, a young homosexual girl, and her mother Louie who does not accept her daughter’s sexuality. Just like most mothers in feminist fiction Louie is described, by other scholars, as a one-dimensional character who forces normative femininity upon her daughter and defends patriarchal structures. However, this thesis argues that subtle instances of characterisation create tensions in Louie’s character, especially in regard to gender norms and heterosexual norms. Although Winterson’s novel has been explored from several perspectives most scholars focus on Jeanette. Few scholars have attempted to examine Louie and how she is characterised. Thus, Louie’s character is largely unexplored. To analyse Louie, Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan’s narratological theories on characterisation are used, such as characterisation through direct definitions, actions, and speech. By showing that Louie is marked by tensions she is characterised as a mother who both upholds and challenges patriarchal structures. Since Louie cannot only be perceived as an agent of the patriarchy, she is consequently a complex character.
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Keeping mum representations of motherhood in contemporary Australian literature : a fictocritical exploration /Weeda-Zuidersma, Jeannette. Weeda-Zuidersma, Jeannette. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Western Australia, 2006. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Feb. 9, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-263).
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The battle of the sexes in science fiction : from the pulps to the James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award /Larbalestier, Justine. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 1996. / Inscribed by author. Includes glossary, bibliography, and appendices.
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Mrs. Humphry Ward a study in late-Victorian feminine consciousness and creative expression /Bindslev, Anne M. January 1985 (has links)
Thesis (doctoral)--University of Stockholm, 1985. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166).
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Not without my body : feminist science fiction and embodied futuresJames, Sarah J. January 2004 (has links)
This study explores the interaction between feminist science fiction and feminist theory, focusing on the body and embodiment. Specifically, it aims to demonstrate that feminist science fiction novels of the 1990s offer an excellent platform for exploring the critical theories of the body put forward by Judith Butler in particular, and other feminist/queer theorists in general. The thesis opens with a brief history of science fiction's depiction of the body and feminist science fiction's subversions and rewritings of this, as well as an overview of Judith Butler's theories relating to the body and embodiment. It then considers a wide range of feminist science fiction novels from the 1990s, focusing on four key areas; bodies materialised outside patriarchal systems in women-only or women-ruled worlds, alien bodies, cyborg bodies and bodies in cyberspace. An in-depth analysis of the selected texts reveals that they have important contributions to make to the consideration of bodies as they develop and expand the issues raised by theorists such as Butler, Elisabeth Grosz, Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva.
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The battle of the sexes in science fiction from the pulps to the James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award /Larbalestier, Justine. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 1996.
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Mrs. Humphry Ward a study in late-Victorian feminine consciousness and creative expression /Bindslev, Anne M. January 1985 (has links)
Thesis (doctoral)--University of Stockholm, 1985. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166).
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Models to the universe : Victorian hegemony and the construction of feminine identity / Victorian hegemony and the construction of feminine identityFrancis, Diana Pharaoh January 1999 (has links)
There is no abstract available for this dissertation. / Department of English
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