American Quirky Novel in the 21st Century – Bc. Kristína GRANÁTOVÁ
Bc. Kristína GRANÁTOVÁ
Master's thesis
American Quirky Novel in the 21st Century
Gender in American Quirky Novel of the 21st Century: The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Looking for Alaska
Rise of a quirky novel in American literature
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This thesis examines the gender, stereotypical femininity and masculinity, and feminism in The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Looking for Alaska, by the applying gender performativity theory by Judith Butler (1990), investigating the 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl ' trope as described in Jennifer Gouck (2021, 2023), and studying the choices women make as Snyder-Hall (2010) asserts 'choice' being one of the …moreAbstract:
Táto práca skúma gender, stereotypnú ženskosť a mužskosť a feminizmus v dielach The Perks of Being a Wallflower a Looking for Alaska, a to aplikáciou teórie rodovej performativity vyvinutej Judith Butlerovou (1990), takisto skúmajúc tróp "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" opísaný Jennifer Gouckovou (2021, 2023) a skúmaním rozhodnutí žien, keďže podľa Snyder-Hall (2010) "voľba" je jedným z hlavných rozdielov …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 10. 12. 2023
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- Supervisor: Mgr. Elizabeth Allyn Woock, PhD.
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GRANÁTOVÁ, Kristína. American Quirky Novel in the 21st Century. Olomouc, 2023. diplomová práce (Mgr.). UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI. Filozofická fakulta
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