RT info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
T1 Queer Hospitality and Resistance: Navigating Desire and Power in Wharton’s The House of Mirth and Walker’s The Color Purple
A1 Lamrabet, Adil
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Queer Theory
K1 Hospitality
K1 Queer Desire
K1 Edith Wharton
K1 Alice Walker
K1 Historical Context
K1 Feminist Perspectives
K1 Intersectionality
K1 American Literature
K1 Comparative Literature
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB Hospitality, as a social and ethical concept, heavily influences the portrayal and negotiationof queer desire in American literature. This research explores how the works of Edith Wharton’sThe House of Mirth and Alice Walker’s The Color Purple portray queer female protagonists asthey navigate the limits and opportunities of hospitality. The difference in literary eras betweenthe two works will provide significant overlook on how hospitality has shaped the queerexperience throughout the times and if any other external factors such as social, cultural, andpolitical contexts have had any significant impact on the presentation of queer desire in Americanliterature. In addition to this, comparing the two texts will help us identify the recurring patternsthat queer individuals use to deal with the challenges and opportunities of hospitality throughoutthe course of American history and literature. This thesis navigates how hospitality in The Houseof Mirth and The Color Purple isn’t just about letting people in; it is also about breaking downunfair power structures, and this is showcased throughout the two works in the struggle of themain female characters in striking a balance between the hope of finding accepting places and thepressure of society’s rules.
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/72562
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/72562
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 05-feb-2025