Tröskeltid: Kroppslighet, främmandeskap och identitet i graviditetsskildringar i samtida svensk prosa

Summary, in English

This thesis investigates how pregnancy is mediated in contemporary swedish prose, through a close reading of the novels Hysteros (2013) by Helena Granström, Förvandling (2005) by Eva Adolfsson and Värddjuret (1995) by Marie Hermanson. Aspects of the theme of pregnancy that are especially emphasized are corporeality, alienation, the use and deconstruction of traditionally gendered dichotomies, problems of subjectivity and loss of identity.

The analysis uses texts from different theoretical fields of research in order to register a complex and nuanced of the theme. Especially important are Julia Kristeva, Rosi Braidotti, Christine Battersby and Jorun Solheim.

Using the theoretical texts, the analysis show how the theme constitutes a negotiation and questioning of culturally embedded constructions regarding subjectivity and identity, and calls for renewed perspectives on pregnancy, subjectivity and identity.

• Author: Christina Skagert
• Department/s: Master's Programme: Literature - Culture - Media; Comparative Literature
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: Swedish
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• Document type: Student publication for Master's degree (one year)
• Topic: Languages and Literatures
• Keywords: Pregnancy; embodiment; alienation; subjectivity; identity; Hysteros; Helena Granström; Förvandling; Eva Adolfsson; Värddjuret; Marie Hermanson; Rosi Braidotti; Julia Kristeva; Christine Battersby; George Lakoff; Maurice Merleau-Ponty; metamorphos; feministisk teori; post humanism; moderskap
• Supervisor: Katarina Bernhardsson (Ph.D.)