Polskie badania konstruktów dziewczęcości i kobiecości w fantastyce dla młodych dorosłych
Polish research on constructions of girlhood and femininity in fantastic literature for young adults
Author(s): Weronika KosteckaSubject(s): Gender Studies, Studies of Literature, Culture and social structure , Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Girl; fantastic literature; feminism; gender; woman; constructions of femininity and girlhood;
Summary/Abstract: This article aims at presenting the Polish state of research on cultural images of women and girls in fantasy literature for young recipients. The context of this analysis lies in the review of research papers on this issue regarding literature for children and youth as such as well as fantasy prose for adult readers. Fantasy is a frequent choice of young readers in Poland, which is probably why it plays an important role in transmitting cultural standards, also related to gender models. For this reason, the thesis for this article is of key importance, as is researching those literary models. The article shows the focus of domestic analyses to date that regarded the heroines of fantasy books available on the Polish market, addressed at (exclusively or not) young recipients. This publication also suggests the course of further research endeavours.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Poetica
- Issue Year: 9/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 197-215
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish