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Diversity in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. urn:nbn:hr:131:253237
Aras, Iva
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Aras, I. (2023). Diversity in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:253237

Aras, Iva. "Diversity in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:253237

Aras, Iva. "Diversity in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:253237

Aras, I. (2023). 'Diversity in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 29 May 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:253237

Aras I. Diversity in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2023 [cited 2024 May 29] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:253237

I. Aras, "Diversity in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2023. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:253237

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TitleDiversity in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest
AuthorIva Aras
MentorSven Cvek (mentor)
Committee memberJelena Šesnić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberHrvoje Tutek (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2023-08-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to analyze the novel Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace through the lens of feminist theory, queer theory, and general notions on how to write about diversity. The main thesis is that Wallace used popular tropes in the 1990s and introduced a whole range of diverse characters, but he did it unsuccessfully. He was not inherently racist or sexist, but his understanding of diversity was lacking. It is obvious that he wrote about fringe characters from his privileged position without spending time with members of those communities. Characters that are not a part of the white and male group are usually ridiculed and shamed. A female character who crosses the boundary between femininity and masculinity is not praised but punished and hated because of that. Others are mocked because they do not present a perfect stereotypical image of what they are appropriating. Body dysphoria is also made fun of. Infinite Jest is not about diversity and those issues take a small percentage of this otherwise huge novel. However, Wallace introduces these topics and he is not being careful about how he is presenting them, which should be kept in mind while reading.
Keywords
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:253237
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL
Course: TEFL
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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