"Being a Woman is Serious Business": The Influence of Czech Society on Female Identity Construction

Authors

LINDNEROVÁ Lucie

Year of publication 2024
Type Appeared in Conference without Proceedings
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Description The analysis presented in this paper focuses on "Srdcovka" (A Matter Close to Heart, 2023), a recent graphic memoir by Czech author Štěpánka Jislová. The memoir closely follows the formative years of Štěpánka, a young girl grappling with the various challenges of growing up and coming of age within the context of Czech patriarchal norms. This paper seeks to investigate the gendered construction of female identity through an examination of Štěpánka's character development. Furthermore, the paper also delves into how social expectations and gender norms shape her behaviour within romantic relationships. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis that employs an interdisciplinary approach, integrating insights from several fields of study – especially autobiographical studies, comics studies, and gender studies.
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