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Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In

Dissertation (MA (Drama))--University of Pretoria, 2008.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/31355 Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In Hagemann, Fredrick jacquit.thebunny@googlemail.com Coetzee, Marie-Heleen Smuts, Jacqui Masculinity Gender studies Feminism Post-colonialism Interpolate Otherness Self and other Dominant hegemonic centre Femininity Patriarchy Realism Gender binary opposites Magical realism Geslagstereotipering Subjek Diskoers Ideologie Interpoleer Andersheid Self en ander Dominante hegemoniese senter Vroulikheid Manlikheid Gender studies Feminisme Magiese realisme Binêre geslagsopposisies Realisme Patriargie Post-kolonialisme Ideology Discourse Subject Gender stereotyping UCTD Dissertation (MA (Drama))--University of Pretoria, 2008. AFRIKAANS : Die studie ondersoek magiese realisme se bydrae tot die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In. Binêre geslagsopposisies dra by tot die konstruksie van gemarginaliseerde geslagtelike identiteit vir vroue. Die geslagtelike identiteite toon ’n hiërargiese orde wat die ideologieë van ’n patriargale senter ondersteun en word deur realisme gereflekteer as “natuurlike” en “vanselfsprekende”, vasgestelde “waarhede” en “werklikhede”. Breathing In fokus op hierdie kolonisering van die “vrou” binne ’n patriargale samelewing. In die studie word binêre geslagsopposisies ondersoek en gedestabiliseer om alternatiewe beskouings van “manlikheid” en “vroulikheid” moontlik te maak. Die identifisering van magiese realisme in Breathing In bied aan die “vroue”-karakters ’n geslagtelike vryheid binne die binêr-opposisionele verwysingsraamwerk van realisme en openbaar so interpretasieleemtes wat binêre opposisies bevraagteken en uitdaag. Magiese realisme destabiliseer realisme as “werklike” refleksie van binêre geslagsopposisies en maak alternatiewe “werklikhede”, die verbastering van geslagtelike handelinge en ’n viering van Andersheid in die “vroue”-karakters moontlik. ENGLISH : This study explores the contribution of magical realism to the destabilization of gender binary opposites in Reza de Wet’s play Breathing In. Gender binary opposites contribute to the construction of marginalised gender identities for women. The hierarchical nature of these gender identities supports the ideology of a patriarchal centre, and is reflected by realism as “natural, self-evident, fixed truths” and “realities”. Breathing In focuses on the colonisation of the “woman” in a patriarchal society. The study explores and destabilizes gender binary opposites to make alternative views on “masculinity” and “femininity” possible. The identification of magical realism in Breathing In offers the female characters a gender freedom within the binary opposite frame of reference of realism, and consequently reveals interpretation gaps which question and challenge these binary oppositions. Magical realism aims to destabilize realism’s “realistic” reflection of gender binary opposites and to create alternative “realities”, to hybridize gender actions, and so to celebrate the Otherness of the female characters. Copyright Drama MA (Drama) Unrestricted 2013-09-09T12:12:23Z 2009-11-05 2013-09-09T12:12:23Z 2009-04-29 2008 2009-10-16 Dissertation Smuts, J 2008, Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In (Afrikaans), MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10162009-123352/ > E1414/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31355 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10162009-123352/ Afr © 2008, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle Masculinity
Gender studies
Feminism
Post-colonialism
Interpolate
Otherness
Self and other
Dominant hegemonic centre
Femininity
Patriarchy
Realism
Gender binary opposites
Magical realism
Geslagstereotipering
Subjek
Diskoers
Ideologie
Interpoleer
Andersheid
Self en ander
Dominante hegemoniese senter
Vroulikheid
Manlikheid
Gender studies
Feminisme
Magiese realisme
Binêre geslagsopposisies
Realisme
Patriargie
Post-kolonialisme
Ideology
Discourse
Subject
Gender stereotyping
UCTD
Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In
title Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In
title_full Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In
title_fullStr Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In
title_full_unstemmed Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In
title_short Die destabilisering van binêre geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in Reza de Wet se drama Breathing In
title_sort die destabilisering van binere geslagsopposisies by wyse van magiese realisme in reza de wet se drama breathing in
topic Masculinity
Gender studies
Feminism
Post-colonialism
Interpolate
Otherness
Self and other
Dominant hegemonic centre
Femininity
Patriarchy
Realism
Gender binary opposites
Magical realism
Geslagstereotipering
Subjek
Diskoers
Ideologie
Interpoleer
Andersheid
Self en ander
Dominante hegemoniese senter
Vroulikheid
Manlikheid
Gender studies
Feminisme
Magiese realisme
Binêre geslagsopposisies
Realisme
Patriargie
Post-kolonialisme
Ideology
Discourse
Subject
Gender stereotyping
UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31355
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10162009-123352/