Erasing the Binary Oppositions (?) : The Position of Women Characters in Ishmael Reed’s Japanese by Spring

ŠALAMOUN, Jiří. Erasing the Binary Oppositions (?) : The Position of Women Characters in Ishmael Reed’s Japanese by Spring. Theory and Practice in English Studies. Masarykova univerzita, roč. 5, č. 1, s. 1-13. ISSN 1805-0859. 2012.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Erasing the Binary Oppositions (?) : The Position of Women Characters in Ishmael Reed’s Japanese by Spring
• Autoři: ŠALAMOUN, Jiří (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí).
• Vydání: Theory and Practice in English Studies, Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 1805-0859.

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Článek v odborném periodiku
• Obor: Písemnictví, masmedia, audiovize
• Stát vydavatele: Česká republika
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• WWW: Digitální knihovna FF MU URL
• Kód RIV: RIV/00216224:14210/12:00068236
• Organizační jednotka: Filozofická fakulta
• Klíčová slova anglicky: revision of patriarchy and white hegemony; oppressor vs oppressed; binary oppositions; postmodern novel
• Štítky: rivok
• Příznaky: Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Anotace

Ishmael Reed is known for writing original postmodern works which challenge white hegemony and control. His novels are praised not only for a mere deconstruction of such instances but also for erasure of the binary opposition of the oppressor/oppressed equation. However, although Reed uses his novels to deconstruct said instances of oppression, these attempts have been questioned by some critics who suggest that Reed not only does not deconstruct the opposition of male and female characters but also favours the position of male characters at the expense of female ones. This article then sets out to answer the question whether the position of women in Reed’s latest novel, Japanese by Spring, is in alignment with his intent to deconstruct binary oppositions or not. The article concludes that, while Reed is susceptible to emphasising male roles over female roles in his early fiction, in order to promote deconstruction of white hegemony his latest novel is endowed with powerful female characters and successfully deconstructs said binary oppositions.

Návaznosti

• MUNI/21/SAL/2010, interní kód MU: Název: Studium recepce subverzivních románů Thomase Kinga a Ishamela Reeda na John F. Kennedy Institute v Berlíně

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Studium recepce subverzivních románů Thomase Kinga a Ishamela Reeda na John F. Kennedy Institute v Berlíně