Power and Resistance in The Thorn Birds
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2008-08
Authors
Svatek, Kimberly Ann
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Abstract
In The History of Sexuality: An Introduction, Michel Foucault presents several theories concerning power, subjectivity, and truth. This thesis considers these theories in
relation to Colleen McCullough’s The Thorn Birds, a chick lit novel written in 1977. Examples from McCullough’s text show how Foucault’s theories apply to modem literature. A discussion of the female reader and her interaction with the chick lit text also shows how Foucault’s theories can be applied in modem society.
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Direct discourse in literature, Feminism and literature, Social role in literature, Chick lit
Citation
Svatek, K. A. (2008). <i>Power and resistance in The thorn birds</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.