Women in transition : crossing boundaries, crossing borders /
edited by Maria-José Blanco and Claire Williams.
- 1 online resource
- Routledge studies in comparative literature .
This volume brings together scholars, students and writers as well as artists from around the world. By choosing a thematic focus on "transition" in women's lives, we present research on women who have crossed biological, geopolitical and political borders as well as emotional, sexual, cultural and linguistic boundaries. The international approach brings together different cultures and genres in order to emphasize the links and connections that bind women together, rather than those which separate them. The chapters consider the ways in which the changes and transitions women undergo influence the world we live in. We are particularly interested in the idea of crossing borders and how this influences identity and belonging, and the theme of crossing boundaries in the context of motherhood as well as sexual orientation. The topic is timely given the waves of migration all around the world in recent times. The contributors deal with issues central to contemporary life, such as gender equality and women's empowerment, as well as understanding women's identities and being sensitive to fluid concepts of gender and sexuality.
9781000383324 1000383326 9780367771638 0367771632 9781000383300 100038330X
Women in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Motherhood in literature.
Emigration and immigration in literature.
Exiles in literature.
Women--Social conditions.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist
PN56.5.W64
809/.93352042
This volume brings together scholars, students and writers as well as artists from around the world. By choosing a thematic focus on "transition" in women's lives, we present research on women who have crossed biological, geopolitical and political borders as well as emotional, sexual, cultural and linguistic boundaries. The international approach brings together different cultures and genres in order to emphasize the links and connections that bind women together, rather than those which separate them. The chapters consider the ways in which the changes and transitions women undergo influence the world we live in. We are particularly interested in the idea of crossing borders and how this influences identity and belonging, and the theme of crossing boundaries in the context of motherhood as well as sexual orientation. The topic is timely given the waves of migration all around the world in recent times. The contributors deal with issues central to contemporary life, such as gender equality and women's empowerment, as well as understanding women's identities and being sensitive to fluid concepts of gender and sexuality.
9781000383324 1000383326 9780367771638 0367771632 9781000383300 100038330X
Women in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Motherhood in literature.
Emigration and immigration in literature.
Exiles in literature.
Women--Social conditions.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist
PN56.5.W64
809/.93352042