Od magii do nauki: awans społeczny a kobiece dziedzictwo w Boginiach z Žítkovej Kateřiny Tučkovej w świetle teorii Pierre’a Bourdieu i Elaine Showalter
From Magic to Science: Social Advancement and Women’s Legacy in Kateřina Tučkova’s The Last Goddess in the Light of Pierre Bourdieu’s and Elaine Showalter’s Theories

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the analysis of the novel The Last Goddess by Kateřina Tučkova from the perspective of social advancement of the main female character – Dora Idesova – that is seen in the context of Pierre Bourdieu’s and Elaine Showalter’s theories. The main focus lies on the struggle to legitimate the female legacy of goddesses, which was marginalised through social, political or academic structures. In the light of Bourdieu’s theory; the article examines the way Dora navigated between tradition and modernity, while trying to gain recognition within the academia in spite of her cultural and symbolic capital being constantly diminished. From the perspective of Showalter’s theory; the analysis is focused on Dora’s attempt at reclaiming the female autonomy and identity, which were historically repressed by the patriarchal power structures. The article showcases, how the theoretical tools of Bourdieu and Showalter enable the observation of marginalisation and resistance processes as well as the difficulties directly connected to the social advancement within the discussed novel.

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