Literary Representation of Gender Violence against Marginalized Women in Contemporary North-American Literature – Bc. Denisa Krásná
Bc. Denisa Krásná
Master's thesis
Literary Representation of Gender Violence against Marginalized Women in Contemporary North-American Literature
Literary Representation of Gender Violence against Marginalized Women in Contemporary North-American Literature
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá genderovým násilím proti domorodým ženám v Mexiku a Kanadě. Je rozdělena na dvě hlavní části, z nichž každá se zaměřuje na jednu příslušnou zemi. Obě části obsahují sociokulturní úvod do tématu a dva analyzované romány, které zobrazují genderové násilí vůči znevýhodněným ženám a další související problémy. Mexická část této práce obsahuje analýzu románů 2666 od Roberta Bolaña a …moreAbstract:
This thesis addresses gender violence against Indigenous women in Mexico and Canada. As such, it is divided into two major parts, each focusing on one respective country. Each part contains socio-cultural introduction to the subject and two analysed novels that portray gender violence against marginalized women and other related issues. The Mexican part is represented by the novel 2666 by Roberto Bolaño …moreKeywords
Gender violence Marginalized women Indigenous Aboriginal Feminism Canada Mexico Ciudad Juárez Femicides Maquiladoras Neoliberalism Indigenous Literature Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women Birdie Tracey Lindberg The Break Katherena Vermette 2666 Roberto Bolano Desert Blood Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 18. 5. 2018
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/ri7jg/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 18. 6. 2018
- Supervisor: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriňo, Ph.D.
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KRÁSNÁ, Denisa. \textit{Literary Representation of Gender Violence against Marginalized Women in Contemporary North-American Literature}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2018. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/h6fzwx/.
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Faculty of ArtsMaster programme / field:
Philology / North-American Culture Studies
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