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Troubling Gender: Bodies, Subervision, and the Mediation of Discourse in Atwood's the Edible Woman

Fleitz, Elizabeth J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1112551802

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2005, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, English/Literature.
This study focuses on the role of the body as a central factor in subverting gender norms. Hypothesizing a model based in Judith Butler’s work on sex and gender performance that places the body in an integral position as mediator of discourse and creator of identity, I posit that bodily disruptions occur when the body re-cites patriarchal discursive assumptions of gender in such a way as to emphasize the constructedness of gender identity. By looking at the body as a type of subversive space, I uncover the hidden methods texts use to undercut gender norms. Using Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman, I apply this theory to analyze the ways the body is able to re-cite discourse to question the stability of gender identity. I explore the ways the text plays with the construction of gender through the use of bodies.
Bill Albertini (Advisor)
73 p.
Literature
Margaret Atwood; The Edible Woman; Judith Butler; Bodies; discourse; subversion; recitation; gender; gender identity; mimesis; abjection; eating disorders; performance; performativity

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  • Fleitz, E. J. (2005). Troubling Gender: Bodies, Subervision, and the Mediation of Discourse in Atwood's the Edible Woman [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1112551802

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fleitz, Elizabeth. Troubling Gender: Bodies, Subervision, and the Mediation of Discourse in Atwood's the Edible Woman. 2005. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1112551802.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fleitz, Elizabeth. "Troubling Gender: Bodies, Subervision, and the Mediation of Discourse in Atwood's the Edible Woman." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1112551802

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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