Fatalna žena u književnosti i na filmu

master's thesis

• Title (english): The femme fatale in literature and film
• Author: Alice Ladan
• Mentor: Maša Grdešić (mentor)
• Committee member: Luka Bekavac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Branislav Oblučar (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Maša Grdešić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Comparative literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-10-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Comparative Literature
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Art Sciences; Filmology

Abstract

U uvodnom dijelu rada govori se o samom pojmu „ženstvenosti“ i njezinoj konstrukciji. Opisuju se različite perspektive s kojih se pitanje „ženstvenosti“ promatra (biološka, jezična, psihološka, itd.) i raspravlja se o razlozima muške mizoginije. Nadalje, progovara se o pitanju feminističke kritike, glavnim smjerovima unutar iste (angloamerički i francuski pristup), te o njezinoj povijesti. Zatim se prelazi na pitanje ženskog pisanja. Navode se faze ženskog pisanja, spominju se bitne autorice za ženski kanon i opisuje se kontekst u kojem su ženski pisci stvarali u 19. st. Potom se opisuje kultura moderniteta i ženin status unutar iste. Naznačene su teorije o ženskoj produkciji, žena kao potrošač, žena kao čitatelj, teorije o seksualnosti, itd. Potom se prelazi na pitanje o fatalnoj ženi (fr. femme fatale) i njezinoj dvojnici („anđeo u kući“). Napominje se i karakterizira lik fatalne žene, te se spominju i neka djela hrvatske književnosti u kojima je isti lik prisutan. Nadalje, slijedi analiza jedne od fatalnih žena američke književnosti, Hester Prynne, iz romana „Grimizno slovo“, kao i analiza samog romana. Zatim, prelazi se na opis fatalnih žena iz filma noir. Također, opisuje se razdoblje filma noir, njegove značajke, primjeri filmova, kao i kontra-ideologija istog i neo-noir film. U zaključnom djelu, navodi se moguća budućnost fatalne žene i navodi primjer iz popularne kulture kojim se ta budućnost potvrđuje.

Abstract (english)

The introductory part of the paper talks about the very concept of „femininity“ and its construction. The different perspectives with which the issue of „femininity“ is viewed (biological, linguistic, psychological, etc.) are described and the reasons for male misogyny are discussed. Furthermore, the issue of feminist criticism, the main directions within it (Anglo-American and French approach), and its history are discussed. Then it turns to the question of women's writing. The phases of women's writing are listed, important authors for the women's canon are mentioned and the context in which women writers created in the 19th century is described. Then the culture of modernity and women's status within it are described. Theories about women's production, women as consumers, women as readers, theories about sexuality, etc. are indicated. Then we move on to the question of the fatal woman (fr. femme fatale) and her double („angel in the house“). The character of the femme fatale is noted and characterized, and some works of Croatian literature in which the same character is present are also mentioned. Furthermore, an analysis of one of the fatal women of American literature, Hester Prynne, from the novel "The Scarlet Letter" follows, as well as an analysis of the novel itself. Then, it moves on to the description of femme fatales from film noir. It also describes the period of film noir, its characteristics, examples of films, as well as the counter-ideology of the same and neo-noir films. In the concluding part, the possible future of the femme fatale is stated and an example from popular culture is given to confirm this future.

• Keywords: ženstvenost; feministička kritika; moderna; fatalna žena; „anđeo u kući“; film noir; neo-noir; popularna kultura
• Keywords (english): femininity; feminist criticism; modern; femme fatale; „angel in the house“; film noir; neo-noir; popular culture
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:177308
• Study programme: Title: Comparative Literature (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra komparativne književnosti (magistar/magistra komparativne književnosti)
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