The search for women's freedom and sexual identity in Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt – Bc. Mariia DUSHENINA
Bc. Mariia DUSHENINA
Master's thesis
The search for women's freedom and sexual identity in Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt
The search for women`s freedom and sexual identity in Patricia Highsmith`s novel "The Price of Salt"
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This thesis will examine the relations and correlations between feminism and LGBTQ+ activism in the post-war US and before. It will use as a case study one of the first lesbian books published in the US The Price of Salt (1952) by Patricia Highsmith, her only book about an explicit lesbian relationship. The thesis will analyse how exactly the author of the book explores women's freedom and sexuality …moreAbstract:
Tato práce se zaměří na vztahy a souvislosti mezi feminismem a LGBTQ+ aktivismem v poválečných USA a dříve. Jako případovou studii použije jednu z prvních lesbických knih publikovaných ve Spojených státech, a to Cena soli (1952) od Patricie Highsmithové, jedinou její knihu o explicitní lesbickém vztahu. Práce analyzuje, jak autorka knihy zkoumá svobodu a sexualitu žen v konzervativní americké společnosti …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 7. 5. 2024
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- Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Michal Peprník, Dr.
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DUSHENINA, Mariia. \textit{The search for women's freedom and sexual identity in Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt}. Online. Master's thesis. Olomouc: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Arts. 2024. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/n9v43n/.
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DUSHENINA, Mariia. The search for women's freedom and sexual identity in Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt. Olomouc, 2024. diplomová práce (Mgr.). UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI. Filozofická fakulta
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MARKLOVÁ, E.
8/5/2024