Zugl.: Budapest, Universiẗat, Diss., 1999.

Universiẗat, Diss., 2001--Kassel. / Lizenzpflichtig.

In the traditional Swahili literature description has a secondary role. Characters` portrayals are limited to a few stereotyped attributes, because they represent types, not individualized characters The model of women`s beauty is taken from Arabic literature: round face, black, flowing hair, big eyes, teeth like pealls with beautiful gaps in between, slender neck... This model is valid to a large extent also in modern novels.. Thus, the complexion of an ideal woman is as clear as possible; even up-rountry heroines are often light-roloured `as a half-cast` or at least bronzed. They are preferably of medium height, lump, but with a slender waist and well-shaped legs.

Zugl.: Hannover, Universiẗat, Diss., 2006.

New Historicist scholarship has left a major impact on the study of mid-19th century notions of gender and nationhood. It has effectively challenged an all but consensual reliance on the paradigm of separate spheres as appropriate interpretive framework for this pivotal period in US history—a period in which the geographical as well as discursive boundaries of the nation were subject to intense debate and conflict. ...

New Historicist scholarship has left a major impact on the study of mid-19th century notions of gender and nationhood. It has effectively challenged an all but consensual reliance on the paradigm of separate spheres as appropriate interpretive framework for this pivotal period in US history—a period in which the geographical as well as discursive boundaries of the nation were subject to intense debate and conflict. ...

Der Band untersucht mit Hilfe textspezifisch ausgewählter Ansätze aus den Bereichen Literaturtheorie, Medienwissenschaft, Psychoanalyse und gender studies die widersprüchliche Bedeutung von Visualität für Fowles` Romanwerk. Im Zentrum der Arbeit stehen unter anderem die Fragen, ob die in den Romanen und Novellen erfolgende kritische Problematisierung von Bildmedien zu einer Bejahung ihrer kreativen Möglichkeiten führt, ob es sich um medienfeindlichen Konservatismus oder um eine literarisch ebenso produktive wie kreative Funktionalisierung von Bildern, Stereotypen und Vorurteilen handelt.

Die vorliegende Arbeit ist bis jetzt die einzige umfangreiche, wissenschaftliche Untersuchung über alleinerziehende Mütter in der Mongolei. Obwohl das Land im Jahr 2018 ein Wirtschaftswachstum von 6,4 % erzielte, hat ein hoher Anteil der Bevölkerung noch heute große Schwierigkeiten in ihrem alltäglichen Leben. Die Hauptursachen dafür sind politische Instabilität, Korruption, Arbeitslosigkeit und Armut. Diese Faktoren erschweren das Leben vieler Mongol*innen, vor allem der verwundbareren sozialen Gruppen, wie die der älteren Leute, der Familien von alleinstehenden Müttern und ihren Kindern. Aus diesem Grund gewinnt diese ethnographische Studie über die prekären geschlechtsspezifischen Lebensgrundlagen in den Wirtschaftstransformationsprozessen weiterhin an Bedeutung. Anhand der Diskurstheorie werden zunächst herrschende Moral- und Wertevorstellungen genauer analysiert. Auf Basis dieser theoretischen Grundlage wird das historische Bild alleinstehender Mütter von Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts über die sozialistische Zeit bis zur politischen Wende von 1990 untersucht. Dazu wurden sämtliche vorhandene Archivmaterialien und die einschlägige Literatur detailliert untersucht. Die ausführliche Darstellung von Lebenssituationen interviewter alleinstehender Mütter aus den verschiedenen Wohnorten des Landes bildet den Hauptteil der Arbeit. Darauf folgt eine Analyse der geschlechtsspezifischen Rollen ihrer Kinder im familiären Umfeld. Das aktuelle Bild der Männer, das seit dem Systemwechsel von 1990 den gesellschaftlichen Diskurs prägt, ergänzt die Arbeit. / This study is the only extensive ethnographic work to focus on the living conditions and experiences of single mothers in post-socialist Mongolia. Despite reaching an economic growth rate of 6.4 percent in 2018, the majority of Mongolia's population is still exposed to extreme economic precarity caused by political instability, corruption, unemployment and poverty. These compounded factors negatively impact the quality of life for many Mongolians and, in particular, affect vulnerable populations like e.g. the elderly, single-mother households and their children, etc. Consequently, this study will continue to increase in relevance as ethnography of precarious gendered livelihoods in economic transformation. At first, the author analyzes Mongolian concepts of morality and value by drawing on discourse theory. Based on this approach, the author also looks at historical images of single-mothers from the beginning of the 20th century throughout the socialist period until the political changes in the 1990s. The author has developed her insights from studying a wide array of archival material and relevant literature. The study presents a great number of case studies of lives lead by interviewed single-mothers in different places of Mongolia. This follows their children's gender-differentiated roles in detail within their respective environments. The empirical data is based on in-depth fieldwork. The study complements the women's discourses by also addressing the current images of men, which have been characterized by the public discourse since the social change.

Thesis (doctoral) - Universität, Giessen, 2005.

This work has been given the title "The Search for Female Identity" because its core question is: what constitutes female self-identification? This search is carried out by searching literary traces, since self-identification can be deconstructed by analyzing the texts. Texts by an Austrian and a Soviet-Russian writer were chosen as the basis for this deconstruction. In a comparison of their two writings, the difference between the two socio-political systems in terms of their possible influence on self-identification could also be crystallized. The theories used (mainly poststructuralist) together with the interpretations help to extract the pre-discursive nature of the texts and to decipher the image of femininity. The analysis carried out showed that in both societies this picture is full of myths, however, they were developed and implemented differently. In the course of this development the individualistic Western culture encounters the limits of its individuality, which also affects women and influences their unity in themselves. Meanwhile, the post-Soviet society striving for all-round collectivism fails to control the construction of identity, since it does not offer enough playground for self-determination and overwhelms especially women with the imposed standards. Key words: female...