CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Lafaire Mejia, Monica |
|---|---|
| Title | Counter-Sites: The Articulation of Feminist Friendships and the Summer Camp in Lumberjanes |
| Summary | In my thesis I analyze the representation of the friendships in the American comic Lumberjanes (BOOM! Box, 2014-ongoing) and the environment that fosters them. I argue that Lumberjanes is disrupting postfeminist representations of female friendships prevalent in U.S. youth media by articulating feminist friendships among a group of tweens in a summer camp. I delineate the elements that construct these relationships into nonhierarchical supportive networks for the characters. I emphasize the feminist potential that Lumberjanes has to challenge the representation of heteronormative relations and traditional gender roles. Furthermore, I bring an analysis of space to show the way in which the counter-site of the summer camp allows or hinders the existence of the feminist relationships. I remark on the importance of alternative environments, removed from hegemonic gender norms, for the development of the character’s identities. |
| Supervisor | Lukic, Jasmina |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/lafaire-mejia_monica.pdf |
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