Naslov
Anastasija Kamenskaja – Walking a Thin Line – Between Challenging and Restating Gender Stereotypes

Autori
Pandžić, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
Detecting Europe in Contemporary Crime Narratives

Mjesto i datum
Rim, Italija, 21-23.06.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Russian crime novel, subversion of patriarchal norms, gender roles and stereotypes, Anstasija Kamenskaja, Aleksandra Marinina

Sažetak
The presentation offers an analysis of Confluence of Circumstances, a crime novel by Russian author Aleksandra Marinina, and focuses on the identities of its protagonist, the investigator Anstasija Kamenskaja, with the aim of outlining not only the position of a female detective in Russian crime fiction in the period following the collapse of USSR, but also the image (perception) of women in 90’s Russia, which influenced and thus reflected itself in literature. Analyzing whether the heroine displays signs of subversion or confirmation of gender stereotypes in her actions and self- understanding is central to the analysis, as is the depiction of her relationship with her family, colleagues and boyfriend. It will be shown that regardless of the gender role reversal visible in the latter elements, which suggest a shift in the perception of the relationship between women and men, and despite the heroine’s exposure of femininity as a social construct, the female body is still depicted within the framework envisaged by patriarchal politics.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija, Književnost

POVEZANOST RADA