Text Matters: a Journal of Literature, Theory and Culturehttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/8962026-04-03T23:43:41Z2026-04-03T23:43:41Z“Stop Read Listen”: A Review of The Routledge Handbook of Translation and the City, edited by Tong King Lee (Routledge, 2021)Schögler, Rafaelhttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/569272025-12-12T02:47:39Z2025-11-28T00:00:00Z“Stop Read Listen”: A Review of The Routledge Handbook of Translation and the City, edited by Tong King Lee (Routledge, 2021)
Schögler, Rafael
2025-11-28T00:00:00ZA Review of Eve Dunbar’s Monstrous Work and Radical Satisfaction (University of Minnesota Press, 2024)Pochmara, Annahttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/569282025-12-12T02:47:27Z2025-11-28T00:00:00ZA Review of Eve Dunbar’s Monstrous Work and Radical Satisfaction (University of Minnesota Press, 2024)
Pochmara, Anna
2025-11-28T00:00:00ZAll but a Pose? Unlikeable Heroines in Contemporary Fiction by WomenSzołtysek, Juliahttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/569262025-12-12T02:47:26Z2025-11-28T00:00:00ZAll but a Pose? Unlikeable Heroines in Contemporary Fiction by Women
Szołtysek, Julia
The present research grows out of an engagement with emerging trends in contemporary fiction by young women authors whose works frequently feature unrelatable and ultimately unlikable female narrators and/or protagonists. Within the framework provided by dissociative feminism and nascent Femcel/Femceldom Studies, I investigate the portrayal in fiction of female protagonists who are young and talented, but who nevertheless struggle with strong self-destructive tendencies. In the first part of the article, devoted to Conversations with Friends (2017) by Sally Rooney and The Lesser Bohemians (2016) by Eimear McBride, I enquire whether the two authors’ young protagonists fall into the trap of repeating their own patterns, or whether they manage to overcome the self-delusion that smart and sensitive types like themselves are prone to wallow in, both physically and mentally. The second part turns to Lisa Taddeo’s and Eliza Clark’s troubled narrators in their respective debuts, Animal (2021) and Boy Parts (2020), offering a comparison of the two novels in terms of their treatment of predatory, cunning, and deceptive female protagonists. In an attempt to dissect the empathy and support gained among readerships by unconventional female protagonists, I also explore the ways in which misogynistic narratives about female depravity are appropriated and reclaimed by female authors who then “recycle” them for their own purposes, daring to challenge the patriarchal order.
2025-11-28T00:00:00ZSurviving Hamlet: Female Trauma through the Lens of Judith Lewis Herman’s TheoryLi, ChaZhao, Qianhttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/569252025-12-12T02:47:14Z2025-11-28T00:00:00ZSurviving Hamlet: Female Trauma through the Lens of Judith Lewis Herman’s Theory
Li, Cha; Zhao, Qian
This article employs Judith Lewis Herman’s Trauma and Recovery Theory as a framework to explore the theme of female trauma in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a play renowned for its intricate psychological depth. It analyzes the traumatic events experienced by the pivotal female characters, Queen Gertrude and Ophelia, examining their traumas, with specific focus on Gertrude’s inner struggles regarding remarriage and Ophelia’s trauma stemming from political manipulation and her lover’s betrayal. Symptoms such as hyperarousal, intrusion, and constriction observed in the female characters are scrutinized, as are the recovery efforts of both characters, in particular, Gertrude’s quest for stability and efforts at reconnection with Hamlet, as well as Ophelia’s remembrance and mourning process. Through close textual analysis and engagement with contemporary trauma scholarship, this article demonstrates that Shakespeare’s portrayal of female suffering offers nuanced insights into the interplay between personal trauma and social structures, while highlighting the limitations imposed on female recovery in a patriarchal context.
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