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- Andersson Hval, Ulrika, 1974-, et al.
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The Immigrant Girl and the Western Boyfriend : The Romance Plot in Young Adult Novels of Migration
- 2016
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In: ESSE messenger. - : European Society for the Study of English. - 2518-3567. ; 25:1, s. 122-132
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We explore a recurring motif in a number of young adult novels centered around the experiences of immigrant girls and their adjustment to life in a new country. The integration process appears to belinked to the girls’ relationships with boys from the majority culture, making romance a central element of the girls’ development of a new identity and sense of belonging in the new country. We will examine the intersections of gender and integration by focusing on the narrative voices of immigrant girls in three contemporary novels, Sarah Darer Littman’s Life, After (2010), Sarah Crossan’s The Weight of Water(2012), and Terry Farish’s The Good Braider (2012).
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- Freij, Maria, 1980-
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Giving a(nother) murdered woman a voice : Lars Gustafsson’s The American Girl’s Sundays
- 2020
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In: The ESSE Messenger. - 2518-3567. ; 29:1, s. 80-91
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Lars Gustafsson’s The American Girl’s Sundays (2006) is a welcome change to tales based in true crime, which often focus on the predominantly male murderer or serial killer instead of on the predominantly female victim. The verse novel is also part of a larger countertrend resisting the hype accompanying killers, meanwhile paying little to no attention to the victim and what her life was and could have been. Gustafsson’s narrative, inspired by the murder of Colleen Reed in 1999, is narrated by the fictionalised victim herself. This article explores how the interweaving of Gustafssonian elements affects the narrative voice.
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- Freij, Maria
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Giving a(nother) murdered woman a voice : Lars Gustafsson’s The American Girl’s Sundays
- 2020
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In: The ESSE Messenger. - 2518-3567. ; 29:1, s. 80-91
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Lars Gustafsson’s The American Girl’s Sundays (2006) is a welcome change to tales based in true crime, which often focus on the predominantly male murderer or serial killer instead of on the predominantly female victim. The verse novel is also part of a larger countertrend resisting the hype accompanying killers, meanwhile paying little to no attention to the victim and what her life was and could have been. Gustafsson’s narrative, inspired by the murder of Colleen Reed in 1999, is narrated by the fictionalised victim herself. This article explores how the interweaving of Gustafssonian elements affects the narrative voice.
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- Svensson, Anette, 1972-
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Adaptations, Sequels and Success : The Expanding Sense and Sensibility Text Universe
- 2017
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In: The ESSE Messenger. - : ESSE (the European Society for the Study of English). - 2518-3567. ; 26:2, s. 46-58
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This article asks why people are obsessed with Jane Austen’s stories and why her stories are spreading across the globe, across media forms, and across generations? In an attempt to analyse the Austenmania-phenomenon, this article examines various representations of Austen’s Sense and Sensibility in order to discuss what these representations contribute with to the understanding of the source text and to the text universe as a whole. The analysis shows that the re-presentations not only expand Austen’s story and provide insight into the characters and their actions, but also draw attention to historical and contemporary power hierarchies and gender roles.
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