prikaz prve stranice dokumenta Gender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale
  Download
PDF 582.05 KB
master's thesis
Gender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale
Zadar: University of Zadar, 2024. urn:nbn:hr:162:365712
Šarlija, Klementina
University of Zadar
Department of English

Institutional repository: University of Zadar Institutional Repository

Cite this document

Šarlija, K. (2024). Gender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale (Master's thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365712

Šarlija, Klementina. "Gender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365712

Šarlija, Klementina. "Gender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365712

Šarlija, K. (2024). 'Gender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale', Master's thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 28 November 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365712

Šarlija K. Gender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale [Master's thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2024 [cited 2024 November 28] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365712

K. Šarlija, "Gender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale", Master's thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2024. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365712

Metadata
TitleGender inequality and the role of religion in dystopian society: The Handmaid's Tale
Title (croatian)Rodna nejednakost i uloga religije u distopijskom društvu: sluškinjina priča
AuthorKlementina Šarlija
MentorMario Vrbančić (mentor)
Committee memberMarko Lukić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberZlatko Bukač (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberMario Vrbančić (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2024-10-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the themes of gender inequality under the influence of religion in a dystopian society in the novel The Handmaid's Tale, as well as in the TV series, using feminist theories. Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory reveals how women become passive subjects under male control, while Judith Butler's theory of gender performativity emphasizes the coercive patterns of women's behavior and clothing according to social expectations. Furthermore, the aim of the paper is to highlight the importance of numerous biblical references with the aim of creating a utopian world from the perspective of gender. The men and women in the novel and TV adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale have seemingly ideal biblical roles in the attempted utopian state that is the embodiment of Eden. Although the action takes place in a fictional world, the problems dealt with in the novel and TV series are also present in modern society, and their analysis is applicable in the contemporary environment as well. Moreover, the thesis also analyzes the misuse of biblical references, which justify the structure of the patriarchal regime and makes women victims of a repressive system that uses religion to legitimize oppression and control.
Abstract (croatian)
Ovaj rad analizira teme rodne nejednakosti pod utjecajem religije u distopijskom društvu u romanu Sluškinjina priča, kao i u istoimenoj TV seriji, koristeći feminističke teorije. Teorija 'male gaze' Laure Mulvey otkriva kako žene postaju pasivni subjekti pod muškom kontrolom, dok teorija Judith Butler o performativnosti roda naglašava prisilne obrasce ponašanja i odijevanja žena prema društvenim očekivanjima. Nadalje, cilj je rada istaknuti važnost mnogobrojnih biblijskih referenci s ciljem stvaranja utopijskog svijeta iz perspektive rodnosti. Muškarci i žene u romanu i TV adaptaciji Sluškinjina priča imaju naizgled idealne biblijske uloge u pokušaju utopijske države koja je utjelovljenje Edena. Iako se radnja odvija u fiktivnom svijetu, problemi koji se obrađuju u romanu i TV seriji prisutni su i u modernom društvu te je njihova analiza primjenjiva i u suvremenom okruženju. Štoviše, analizirana je i zloupotreba biblijskih referenci, koje opravdavaju strukturu patrijarhalnog režima, čineći žene žrtvama represivnog sustava koji koristi religiju za legitimizaciju ugnjetavanja i kontrole.
Keywords
Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:365712
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Research
Course: Teaching
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resourceText
File originBorn digital
Access conditionsOpen access
Terms of useLicence In copyright icon
Created on2024-11-21 10:13:54