Konstruktion av kvinnliga karaktärer i svenska kriminalromaner

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Construction of female characters in Swedish crime fiction
• Title (croatian): Konstrukcija ženskih likova u švedskim kriminalističkim romanima
• Author: Ana Depope
• Mentor: Janica Tomić (mentor)
• Committee member: Bodil Zalesky (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Janica Tomić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; German Studies

Abstract

U kriminalističkim je romanima sve do 1980ih godina prevladavala muška paradigma. Muškarci su većinom bili i autori, ali i ciljana publika djela, stoga je razumljivo da su glavni likovi također većinom bili muškarci. Uslijed društvenih promjena zbog kojih se mijenja status i platežna moć žena u društvu počinje se mijenjati i sam žanr. Svrha ovog završnog rada je analizirati tri ženska lika u švedskim kriminalističkim romanima: Anniku Bengtzon autorice Lize Marklund, Irene Huss autorice Helene Tursten i Lisbeth Salander autora Stiega Larssona. Prije spomenuti likovi promatraju se u kontekstu podžanrova kriminalističkih romana thrillera, policijskog i hard boiled romana te kroz prizmu rodne teorije. Drugim riječima, promatra se imaju li ove glavne junakinje stereotipno ženske ili muške osobine te pomažu li ili odmažu ta obilježja u njihovom poslu. Prije spomenuti autori također su poznati i po tome da svojim romanima pokušavaju upozoriti publiku na probleme s kojima se žene susreću u društvu.

Abstract (english)

Until 1980s crime fiction was dominated by the male paradigm. Men were the majority of authors and the targeted audience, so that is probably why main characters were also mainly men. Due to changes which improved women’s status in the society and their financial solvency, the genre has also started to change. The purpose of this thesis is to analyse three female detectives in Swedish crime novels: Liza Maklunds Annika Bengtzon, Helene Turstens Irene Huss and Stieg Larssons Lisbeth Salander. Those characters are analysed in the context of crime fictions subgenres: thrillers, police procedural novels and hard-boiled novels, as well as gender theory. In other words, the focus of this analysis is to examine whether they are mostly characterized by stereotypically female qualities and if those characteristics help them in their jobs. The previously mentioned authors are also well known for their tendency to raise awareness on the broader social issues women have to face in the contemporary society.

• Keywords: švedska književnost; kriminalistički roman; ženski likovi
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:812359
• Study programme: Title: Swedish Language and Culture (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) švedskog jezika i kulture (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) švedskog jezika i kulture)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-11-08 10:03:53