A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature
The popularity of Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary in 1996 gave rise to the chick lit genre and transformed the world of contemporary women’s fiction. This study examines the portrayal of women in chick lit, and the portrayal of Becky Bloomwood in Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic...
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| description | The popularity of Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary
in 1996 gave rise to the chick lit genre and
transformed the world of contemporary women’s fiction. This
study examines the portrayal of women in chick lit, and the portrayal of Becky Bloomwood in Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic series; whether women are typecast
into particular roles and functions; and whether they are subjected to gender stereotypes, sexism and objectification. A literary analysis of the five books in the series is conducted using the postfeminist theoretical framework. This study revealed that Becky Bloomwood is depicted as a postfeminist heroine, evidenced
by her dependence on men, repression of her identity as a result of marriage, and perception of weddings and married life. Women in chick lit are expected to
fulfill their roles as wives and mothers, and are
frequently depicted as victims of gender stereotypes,
sexism and objectification. Findings of this study will add to existing knowledge of the message being conveyed to readers of chick lit, as well as the influence of gender in popular culture, literature and media. |
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| spelling | unimas-69182024-10-10T09:02:22Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6918/ A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature Voon, Esther Suk Hsien PR English literature The popularity of Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary in 1996 gave rise to the chick lit genre and transformed the world of contemporary women’s fiction. This study examines the portrayal of women in chick lit, and the portrayal of Becky Bloomwood in Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic series; whether women are typecast into particular roles and functions; and whether they are subjected to gender stereotypes, sexism and objectification. A literary analysis of the five books in the series is conducted using the postfeminist theoretical framework. This study revealed that Becky Bloomwood is depicted as a postfeminist heroine, evidenced by her dependence on men, repression of her identity as a result of marriage, and perception of weddings and married life. Women in chick lit are expected to fulfill their roles as wives and mothers, and are frequently depicted as victims of gender stereotypes, sexism and objectification. Findings of this study will add to existing knowledge of the message being conveyed to readers of chick lit, as well as the influence of gender in popular culture, literature and media. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2009 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6918/1/A%20POSTFEMINIST%20PORTRAYAL%20OF%20WOMEN%20IN%20CHICK%20LITERATURE%2024%20pgs.pdf text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6918/8/Esther%20ft.pdf Voon, Esther Suk Hsien (2009) A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | PR English literature Voon, Esther Suk Hsien A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature |
| title | A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature |
| title_full | A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature |
| title_fullStr | A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature |
| title_short | A postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature |
| title_sort | postfeminist portrayal of women in chick literature |
| topic | PR English literature |
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