The article deals with the collective and individual identity problem in the context of changing ... more The article deals with the collective and individual identity problem in the context of changing world and socio-political conditions in hypothetical reality. World literature is an ever-living source for understanding a variety of possible options for the development of civilization, and the role and place of the individual in the future society. The authors examine the representation of individual and collective identification in the dystopian novels by modern writers: V. Veselka “Zazen” (2011) and A. Morales “The Rag Doll Plagues” (1992). The object of the study is the socio-political discourse of the future, outlined in fiction form. The subject of the research is the process of individual and collective identification in the context of the predicted future reality. The purpose of the study is to analyze Veselka and Morales’ dystopian novels for outlining factors influencing the process of individual and collective identification in the hypothetical future. The research methodology is based on the principles of semiotic-communicative and cultural-historical approaches. The discourse of the future is considered a political discourse, a set of verbal signs that performs a certain function in political communication and conveys information about social processes, norms, and values in a given socio-political situation. Within the framework of the cultural-historical approach, the literary text is studied as a product of social life in specific cultural-historical conditions. Individual and collective identity is forming in the conditions of an unfavorable, “negative” version of the future civilization. Veselka and Morales project in their works nowadays socio-political problems in a hypertrophied form: terrorism, epidemics, pandemics, environmental disasters, dehumanization, consumerism, etc. The analysis of dystopias clearly indicates that the main factors in individual and collective identification are ethnopolitical, ethnocultural, and psychological ones. Ethnopolitical and ethnocultural factors affect deeply the process of social identification, while psychological factors have a major impact on the search for individual identity
Key words: discourse of future, dystopia, political discourse, ethnopolitics, collective identity, individual identity, socio-political set-up, Veselka, Morales.
Филологическое образование и современный мир - Забайкальскйй государственный унйверсйтет, 2021
The common phrase 'liberation' denotes among other things, women's movement, implying deep consci... more The common phrase 'liberation' denotes among other things, women's movement, implying deep consciousness of the significance of the female struggle, meaning that women are asking of nothing less but a complete transformation of the modern world based on equality. In Margaret Atwood's sequel to the already known dystopian classic, entitled The Testaments, the liberation concept within the Gilead's parallel universe symbolizes that even mere existence and taking control over one's own body can be considered radical and liberating. The main aspects discussed in this paper are suicide and attempted suicide as most radical ways for obtaining personal and collective female liberation. The paper focuses on such most radical means of liberation in a totalitarian world deprived of any commodity, when the struggle is reduced to mere survival. Atwood presents the female fight for liberation through her female characters and their struggle not just to survive and be free, but also to have the right to decide about one's own body and reproduction, which makes her idea of feminist liberation not only fundamental and necessary, but also obligatory.
This paper focuses on the global political aspects of the "pro-life" vs "pro-choice" ideologies w... more This paper focuses on the global political aspects of the "pro-life" vs "pro-choice" ideologies with an accent on the American social, political and religious living visa -vis their reflection, implication and repercussions on everyday life, as well as their correlation to a contemporary psychological novel A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates. This complex issue is expressed through the acts of severe violence and suffering, manifested through homicide, profound moral erosion, and the deep psychological trauma the entire "pro-life problem" has brought into the lives of many American families. Furthermore, the research analyzes not only the literary analogy of the consequences of this (already) escalated problem as well as its aftermath and its impact on the people's lives, underlying the abandonment, loss, and the dysfunctional relations as a result of it, but also, it further dives into the statistical analysis of the existing problem in real life, in terms of the current abortion numbers and statistics on a broader scale, worldwide and in the United States at present, thus sketching a portrait of multiple perspectives of the violent responses to the imposed restrictions on the freedom of choice, as well as further explaining its medical, philosophical and cultural implications which lead to a current, modern-day general revolt related to the hash obstruction and restriction of the female rights to free and safe abortion.
Prosopopoeia, as a literary device is not uncommon in both English and American literature, since... more Prosopopoeia, as a literary device is not uncommon in both English and American literature, since authors have been using it throughout literary history in order to introduce a manufactured and contrived presentation of characters or personified things, that is, feigned sub specie personae. However, it seems as if prosopopoeia has been neglected, misinterpreted and even disparaged for so long. This paper examines the importance of propospoeia as a literary device in revealing certain personal prophetic visions when in anticipation of one's own imminent death. Through the impersonation of the absent speaker or a personification, the language of the prosopopoei has a purpose of transfiguration by revealing the staggering horrors of inner struggles, thus becoming the enabling device through which one speaks about one's forthcoming, expected death. More specifically, this paper focuses on the adoption of such voices of the imagined Biblical figures in Sylvia Plath's poem "Lady Lazarus" and in David Bowie's song "Lazarus" which express a prophetic vision of the personal self, as well as the predictive resurrection and life after death through one's own immortal artistic legacy and output.
"Disneyfication of the witches" is not a today's construct. Even though in the image of the witch... more "Disneyfication of the witches" is not a today's construct. Even though in the image of the witch, elements of the past and of the myth oscillate, yet, modern times demanded changing and upgrading of the old-fashioned reality of the understanding of the witches; along with them, we need to address the elements of real and present dilemmas as well like for instance, discarding the general supposition that the greater number of the traditional witches were ugly, scary creatures with facial warts and greenish skin color. Realistically speaking, the contemporary envisaging of the today's witch is an intentionally good-looking, strong and domineering woman, at times even Mary Poppins-kind-of comical and benign figure, a modern-day Disneyfied (b)witch who is struggling with everyday problems such as marriage, children, job promotion, weight issues, cholesterol and so on. Nowadays, the phenomenon of the (b)witches is discussed more openly, without any kind of fear or discomfort; they have even become adored icons of the modern, secular era though still evoking ''negative fascination''. This paper, apart from the overview of the history of witchcraft, will correlate with the phenomenon of modern (b)witches with reference to the three modern (b)witch-like characters in John Updike's novel, The Witches of Eastwick.
This paper focuses on the female elements found in the literature of the gothic and the fantastic... more This paper focuses on the female elements found in the literature of the gothic and the fantastic with a primary interest in the female madness present in Jean Rhys's novel Wide Sargasso Sea through the character of Antoinette/Bertha Cosway Mason. More specifically, it discusses the premises that there is a missing (or latently present) sub-element or a sub-characteristic which is an integral part of the shared, common features that the gothic and fantastic elements of the literatures of the English-speaking world have in common. The female madness, which sporadically appears in the literature of the gothic and the fantastic along with the night, the past, the enclosed space, the ''damsel-in-distress'' or the endangerment of the individual notion, and the last segment, the so-called entrapment/deceit and the atmosphere of the magical and the impossible, is the feature that enables a novel way of experiencing the (Postcolonial) gothic or fantastic literature. Thus, in continuation, this paper suggests that along with these widely accepted, generally omnipresent components that the gothic and the fantastic share, in reference to time, space and narration, one must not disregard the topos of female madness, which although out of the canon of the literary theory, yet it projects the notion of an inevitable presence, of disturbing existence and a feminine reality in these particular genres.
Џудит Шекспир и имагинарното феминистичко лекторирање на романот "На пат" на Керуак Judith Shakes... more Џудит Шекспир и имагинарното феминистичко лекторирање на романот "На пат" на Керуак Judith Shakespeare's imaginary "off the road" feminist rewriting of Kerouac's On the Road Апстракт Овој труд ја елаборира хипотезата дека творештвото создавано од мажи и жени автори, особено во минатите векови, било различно прифатено и ценето како од читателската така и од критичката јавност. Во продолжение, базирајќи се на романот "На пат" на Керуак во трудот се разработува хипотезата дека доколку истот бил напишан од жена, немало да достигне светска слава ниту признание од книжевната критика, бидејќи претпоставката е ако еден маж и една жена се поеднакво талентирани, делат исти теми на обработка во нивните дела, исти мотиви, сепак, нема да имаат исти можности за признание и слава. Во фокус на анализата на овој наратив за авантури при патувањето е романот на Џек Керуак, еден од најголемите таленти на Бит генерацијата виден преку една про-феминистичка, поразлична, хипотетичка перспектива. Исто така, преку примери и извадоци од романот во трудот се елаборира претпоставката дека доколку истиот бил напишан од жена автор би бил кич и невредно дело, според аналогија на тезата на Вирџинија Вулф во есејот "Сопствена соба" дека кога Шекспир би имал поеднакво надарена, сестра-гениј, таа би завршила во калтта, неславно, целосно анонимна и отсутна од книжевната историја. Клучни зборови: имагинарно, метанаратив, "На пат", женскост Abstract This paper discusses the hypothesis that women's and men's writings, in the previous centuries in particular, were differently perceived and acclaimed both by the critics and the general public. In addition, based on the Kerouac's masculine narrative On the Road, the paper concludes that if it had been written by a woman it would have not been worldly famous and highly acclaimed by the critics, since, the presupposition is that if women and men were equally talented, had shared similar themes, had the same motif, yet they wouldn't have ended having equal opportunities for appreciation, and thus would have been generally perceived by both the general public and literary criticism in different manner. In the focus of the analysis is the road narrative of the one of the greatest talents of the Beat movement, Jack Kerouac, seen from a different, pro-feminist hypothetical perspective. Furthermore, the paper assumes through giving examples that if On the Road had been written by a woman, it would have sounded tacky, offensive and not progressive and it wouldn't have gotten such immense popularity and positive critical acclaim, an analogy made on Virginia Woolf's assumption in her literary essay A Room of One's Own in which she presupposed that if Shakespeare had had an equally talented sister, whose genius was for fiction and lusted to feed abundantly upon the lives of men and women she would have ended up unappreciated, and completely anonymous, absent from the literary history.
Life, and literature as an important, even integral part of it often teach us and point out to th... more Life, and literature as an important, even integral part of it often teach us and point out to the fact the even the greatest of individuals are in fact those particular subjects which are placed on the margins of the social, political and the collective existence so that the tension which appears between the law and order could lead to creation of a society whose primary function would be to discipline, to educate and to foster care in every single area of the existence. It is important to explore the forms of the cultural identity and the political solidarity (in times of strong cultural nationalism, particularly in the Trump USA) emanating from the disjunctive temporalities of the national culture which positions, which places its people on the margins, on that very borderline of one nation's narrative. This is in fact a research in a form of a history lesson which is supposed to be learned by the people whose history of marginality is deeply entangled in the labyrinths between humanity, ethics, rules and order and ways of social conduct - some of these groups dwell, exist within the racial polarities, and they are the women, the colonized and the oppressed, the African-Americans, the American Indians, the LGBT community, the politically opposed, the migrants and further beyond - many other important clusters of people (and even intellectual groups and communities) intentionally positioned and placed on the US social margins. Key words: Trump, marginal/minority groups, literature, society
"Tis but thy name that is my enemy; (...) What's in a name? That which we call a rose
/by any ot... more "Tis but thy name that is my enemy; (...) What's in a name? That which we call a rose /by any other word would smell as sweet." In Shakespeare's times, the issue of naming, renaming and identity switch seemed as easy as comparing apples and oranges; in Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, these lines, uttered by Juliet are a direct reference to Romeo and his family, the Montague, implying that his name means nothing and they should be together regardless of it. Therefore, Romeo is supposed to easily swap names, be some other name, since, "were he not Romeo call'd/Retain that dear perfection which he owes." In modern day Europe and America, this issue seems far more complex than just simple, harmless game of changing names for love's sake; countries are conditionally forced into signing contradictory agreements by stronger bullies just to secure their future existence; in Lahiri's novel The Namesake, names, pet names, name-calling and changing of names in fact play crucial role in the process of searching and establishing of people's personal identity. The absurdity of retaining one's identity against all odds still standing (today's AOS as well), such as living in the US and being a Bengali Gogol, as well as persevering in the struggle to keep and love one's personal name in the era of the Internet, global availability, false profiles and hidden identities is an understatement. Key words: identity, name change, Lahiri, Macedonia, Prespa Agreement
http://uklo.edu.mk/filemanager/HORIZONTI%202017/Serija%20A%20br%2021/22.pdf, Feb 18, 2018
Апстракт Овој труд отвора повеќе прашања и теми за дискусија поврзани со експлозивноста на женско... more Апстракт Овој труд отвора повеќе прашања и теми за дискусија поврзани со експлозивноста на женското лудило и неговиот импакт врз општественото битисување. Во центарот на ананизата е женскоста и женското лудило прикажано во книжевноста, преку интертекстуалниот приказ на два различни (а всушност еден ист лик) на две авторки: лудата Креолка Берта/Антоанета, обезгласената, занемената затворена жена од таванот на Бронте и Рис. Во фокусот на анализата е генезата и артикулацијата на сопственото лудило кое не само одговор и реакција на генетската предиспозиција, туку е сплет од неповолни општествени состојби, брачната дисфункционалност, социјална, економската, општествено-политичката маргинализираност, односно, една мешавина од фактори на кои веројатно најсилно влијание извршила и нејзината лична опресираност или авто-инхибиција. Секако. тиранијата и обесправеноста на самото општество кај жената се чувствува и на физичко но и на психолошко ниво, која ја акумулира целиот живот и која ја втурнува во вртлогот на несвесното, чиј излез таа го наоѓа во сопственото лудило, кое е субверзивно насочен аперкат во лицето на патријархатот. Оттука, следи дека лудилото на една жена не може и не смее да се гледа исклучиво во рамки на генетичката предестинираност туку е неопходно да се погледне поширокиот спектар на настани придружувани од специфичниот социополитички контекст и
The "wild zone" of the Native American women-following Louise Erdrich's Tracks in between the wil... more The "wild zone" of the Native American women-following Louise Erdrich's Tracks in between the wilderness of the American prairies and the urban living Louise Erdrich is the most famous, and probably one of the most important female writers of Native American origin who, in the past twenty years, has fully-rounded and produced many novels for which has received not only numerous awards for their exquisite value and depth, the native sensibility and writing magic, but also, because of their challenging ideas and standpoints which attract huge interest among the reviewers , the academic circles and the critical community, has fascinated and appealed to even more general public, gaining devoted millions of fans worldwide. Erdrich is an artist among the writers and a writer among the artistic souls; her star shines brightly and lightens the grayness of the dark, stormy literary sky offering an alternative way out of the monotony. Her narrative technique reflects with an outstanding skill and craftwork above all, mainly because of the multiform and wide-ranging points of view of the events and the intertextual allusions, time disruptions and dislocation are so masterly interwoven that both the readers (and the critical eye of the reviewers) remain speechless by the jaw-dropping displays of emotion and natural complexity by this woman-genius. Correspondingly, Erdrich intertwines these writing techniques with some narrative elements from the Ojibwe and Chippewa Indians' oral tradition and heritage with such an outstanding coherence, which makes them enlivened, palpable and tangible, realistic, human-like. She bravely dares to subversively challenge the canonical narrative trajectory of the American novel, to subvert and even destabilize the new narrative perspective-this woman-author, with an exceptionally effective gift for stylization is fearlessly confronting and presenting the cruel realities of the lives of the Native Americans, has been harshly criticized because of her complexities of situations (which at times borderline with confusion) and constantly moving fast forward/fast backward (erase and rewind memory play-gaming as well) on the horizontal time and space axis, as well as because of (at times) chaotic intermingling of the various stories and characters' lives whose intertextual overflow from one novel into another is quite confusing and difficult to follow up. The entirety of the existence, the creation or the art of formation, designing, as well as the history of the Native Americans from the past up until today has been an extremely complex, entwined, and deeply sensitive process which has not only been present, but has also been
The social media today have not only changed our lives, but also altered people's understanding o... more The social media today have not only changed our lives, but also altered people's understanding of what can be considered today as a good piece of literature. The new realities offer online poetry, twitter short stories and graphic novels. Do they really have such huge impact on the world of canonical literature in number of surprising ways, thus creating also new reading and teaching realities? This paper analyses not only the new trends in writing and teaching literature of the 21st century but also, opens other inciting questions, such as does it really mean that literature cannot be considered an artistic form with profound aesthetic value if it does not comply with the expected norms imposed by a literary canon? Therefore, the avant-garde notions presented in this paper contribute to the development of the quintessential contemporary literary significance in terms of adding to its diversity and range.
In her book entitled Modern American Women Writers1, the American literary critic, feminist, and ... more In her book entitled Modern American Women Writers1, the American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues, as well as one of the founders of feminist literary criticism in United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics, Ellaine Showalter discusses Carolyn C. Denard's essay about Toni Morrison's work. Showalter extracts several interesting aspects of the essay and writes that Denard points out to the Nobel Prize winning author as a distinguishing member of the so-called 'cultural feminism' which glorifies the power and the strength of the African American women despite the existence of racism and gender discrimination imposed, sadly, even by today's modern democratic society. In continuation, in the essay Denard mentions Margaret Attwood's retrospect of Morrison, according to which, one of the essential values of the works of the famous writer is the "self-definition and the internal evolution of the African American woman, deep within oneself". This so-called self-definition and the internal evolution is to great extend the case among the female characters in all of her books; in Beloved, Morrison's women come to self-recognition through a challenging process of demystification and evolvement. But this process of self-evolution and acceptance seems only possible through embracing their own personal wilderness and raw sexual appetite, their inner 'dark continent'2. The female characters in the novel consolidate their primeval essence evolving through the flashes of the collective as opposed to the individual memory of the African American slavery. The spirit of the murdered baby-girl Beloved resurrects from the dead and transforms itself from an infant's corpse into a real woman made of flesh and blood-this exact spirit, or a walking ghost is omnipresent notion along the broken and interrupted narrative-it is a constant reminder of the darkness of the black woman born, hatched from the nest of the human brutality which leads further to even greater brutality and cruelty. But also Sethe herself, when as convicted felon who has never served her prison sentence but instead is forced to live burning in the eternal flames of one's own personal hell, whose spine-chilling, disturbing act of infanticide is unspeakable, unethical, inhumane even if we have in mind the appalling images of the slave atrocities. She is completely sane and reasonable as well as aware of her inner self-change; but cannot suppress, defeat, overcome her own dark nature, her personal wilderness which is beyond control, beyond life. This 'dark continent' enrooted deeply in the soul of the oppressed, tortured woman leads to subversion and undermining of the most elemental, most primitive human emotions to a much different, twisted way of protecting your own baby by taking his/her life into your own hands-claiming ownership of your own flesh and blood!
The article deals with the collective and individual identity problem in the context of changing ... more The article deals with the collective and individual identity problem in the context of changing world and socio-political conditions in hypothetical reality. World literature is an ever-living source for understanding a variety of possible options for the development of civilization, and the role and place of the individual in the future society. The authors examine the representation of individual and collective identification in the dystopian novels by modern writers: V. Veselka “Zazen” (2011) and A. Morales “The Rag Doll Plagues” (1992). The object of the study is the socio-political discourse of the future, outlined in fiction form. The subject of the research is the process of individual and collective identification in the context of the predicted future reality. The purpose of the study is to analyze Veselka and Morales’ dystopian novels for outlining factors influencing the process of individual and collective identification in the hypothetical future. The research methodology is based on the principles of semiotic-communicative and cultural-historical approaches. The discourse of the future is considered a political discourse, a set of verbal signs that performs a certain function in political communication and conveys information about social processes, norms, and values in a given socio-political situation. Within the framework of the cultural-historical approach, the literary text is studied as a product of social life in specific cultural-historical conditions. Individual and collective identity is forming in the conditions of an unfavorable, “negative” version of the future civilization. Veselka and Morales project in their works nowadays socio-political problems in a hypertrophied form: terrorism, epidemics, pandemics, environmental disasters, dehumanization, consumerism, etc. The analysis of dystopias clearly indicates that the main factors in individual and collective identification are ethnopolitical, ethnocultural, and psychological ones. Ethnopolitical and ethnocultural factors affect deeply the process of social identification, while psychological factors have a major impact on the search for individual identity
Key words: discourse of future, dystopia, political discourse, ethnopolitics, collective identity, individual identity, socio-political set-up, Veselka, Morales.
Филологическое образование и современный мир - Забайкальскйй государственный унйверсйтет, 2021
The common phrase 'liberation' denotes among other things, women's movement, implying deep consci... more The common phrase 'liberation' denotes among other things, women's movement, implying deep consciousness of the significance of the female struggle, meaning that women are asking of nothing less but a complete transformation of the modern world based on equality. In Margaret Atwood's sequel to the already known dystopian classic, entitled The Testaments, the liberation concept within the Gilead's parallel universe symbolizes that even mere existence and taking control over one's own body can be considered radical and liberating. The main aspects discussed in this paper are suicide and attempted suicide as most radical ways for obtaining personal and collective female liberation. The paper focuses on such most radical means of liberation in a totalitarian world deprived of any commodity, when the struggle is reduced to mere survival. Atwood presents the female fight for liberation through her female characters and their struggle not just to survive and be free, but also to have the right to decide about one's own body and reproduction, which makes her idea of feminist liberation not only fundamental and necessary, but also obligatory.
This paper focuses on the global political aspects of the "pro-life" vs "pro-choice" ideologies w... more This paper focuses on the global political aspects of the "pro-life" vs "pro-choice" ideologies with an accent on the American social, political and religious living visa -vis their reflection, implication and repercussions on everyday life, as well as their correlation to a contemporary psychological novel A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates. This complex issue is expressed through the acts of severe violence and suffering, manifested through homicide, profound moral erosion, and the deep psychological trauma the entire "pro-life problem" has brought into the lives of many American families. Furthermore, the research analyzes not only the literary analogy of the consequences of this (already) escalated problem as well as its aftermath and its impact on the people's lives, underlying the abandonment, loss, and the dysfunctional relations as a result of it, but also, it further dives into the statistical analysis of the existing problem in real life, in terms of the current abortion numbers and statistics on a broader scale, worldwide and in the United States at present, thus sketching a portrait of multiple perspectives of the violent responses to the imposed restrictions on the freedom of choice, as well as further explaining its medical, philosophical and cultural implications which lead to a current, modern-day general revolt related to the hash obstruction and restriction of the female rights to free and safe abortion.
Prosopopoeia, as a literary device is not uncommon in both English and American literature, since... more Prosopopoeia, as a literary device is not uncommon in both English and American literature, since authors have been using it throughout literary history in order to introduce a manufactured and contrived presentation of characters or personified things, that is, feigned sub specie personae. However, it seems as if prosopopoeia has been neglected, misinterpreted and even disparaged for so long. This paper examines the importance of propospoeia as a literary device in revealing certain personal prophetic visions when in anticipation of one's own imminent death. Through the impersonation of the absent speaker or a personification, the language of the prosopopoei has a purpose of transfiguration by revealing the staggering horrors of inner struggles, thus becoming the enabling device through which one speaks about one's forthcoming, expected death. More specifically, this paper focuses on the adoption of such voices of the imagined Biblical figures in Sylvia Plath's poem "Lady Lazarus" and in David Bowie's song "Lazarus" which express a prophetic vision of the personal self, as well as the predictive resurrection and life after death through one's own immortal artistic legacy and output.
"Disneyfication of the witches" is not a today's construct. Even though in the image of the witch... more "Disneyfication of the witches" is not a today's construct. Even though in the image of the witch, elements of the past and of the myth oscillate, yet, modern times demanded changing and upgrading of the old-fashioned reality of the understanding of the witches; along with them, we need to address the elements of real and present dilemmas as well like for instance, discarding the general supposition that the greater number of the traditional witches were ugly, scary creatures with facial warts and greenish skin color. Realistically speaking, the contemporary envisaging of the today's witch is an intentionally good-looking, strong and domineering woman, at times even Mary Poppins-kind-of comical and benign figure, a modern-day Disneyfied (b)witch who is struggling with everyday problems such as marriage, children, job promotion, weight issues, cholesterol and so on. Nowadays, the phenomenon of the (b)witches is discussed more openly, without any kind of fear or discomfort; they have even become adored icons of the modern, secular era though still evoking ''negative fascination''. This paper, apart from the overview of the history of witchcraft, will correlate with the phenomenon of modern (b)witches with reference to the three modern (b)witch-like characters in John Updike's novel, The Witches of Eastwick.
This paper focuses on the female elements found in the literature of the gothic and the fantastic... more This paper focuses on the female elements found in the literature of the gothic and the fantastic with a primary interest in the female madness present in Jean Rhys's novel Wide Sargasso Sea through the character of Antoinette/Bertha Cosway Mason. More specifically, it discusses the premises that there is a missing (or latently present) sub-element or a sub-characteristic which is an integral part of the shared, common features that the gothic and fantastic elements of the literatures of the English-speaking world have in common. The female madness, which sporadically appears in the literature of the gothic and the fantastic along with the night, the past, the enclosed space, the ''damsel-in-distress'' or the endangerment of the individual notion, and the last segment, the so-called entrapment/deceit and the atmosphere of the magical and the impossible, is the feature that enables a novel way of experiencing the (Postcolonial) gothic or fantastic literature. Thus, in continuation, this paper suggests that along with these widely accepted, generally omnipresent components that the gothic and the fantastic share, in reference to time, space and narration, one must not disregard the topos of female madness, which although out of the canon of the literary theory, yet it projects the notion of an inevitable presence, of disturbing existence and a feminine reality in these particular genres.
Џудит Шекспир и имагинарното феминистичко лекторирање на романот "На пат" на Керуак Judith Shakes... more Џудит Шекспир и имагинарното феминистичко лекторирање на романот "На пат" на Керуак Judith Shakespeare's imaginary "off the road" feminist rewriting of Kerouac's On the Road Апстракт Овој труд ја елаборира хипотезата дека творештвото создавано од мажи и жени автори, особено во минатите векови, било различно прифатено и ценето како од читателската така и од критичката јавност. Во продолжение, базирајќи се на романот "На пат" на Керуак во трудот се разработува хипотезата дека доколку истот бил напишан од жена, немало да достигне светска слава ниту признание од книжевната критика, бидејќи претпоставката е ако еден маж и една жена се поеднакво талентирани, делат исти теми на обработка во нивните дела, исти мотиви, сепак, нема да имаат исти можности за признание и слава. Во фокус на анализата на овој наратив за авантури при патувањето е романот на Џек Керуак, еден од најголемите таленти на Бит генерацијата виден преку една про-феминистичка, поразлична, хипотетичка перспектива. Исто така, преку примери и извадоци од романот во трудот се елаборира претпоставката дека доколку истиот бил напишан од жена автор би бил кич и невредно дело, според аналогија на тезата на Вирџинија Вулф во есејот "Сопствена соба" дека кога Шекспир би имал поеднакво надарена, сестра-гениј, таа би завршила во калтта, неславно, целосно анонимна и отсутна од книжевната историја. Клучни зборови: имагинарно, метанаратив, "На пат", женскост Abstract This paper discusses the hypothesis that women's and men's writings, in the previous centuries in particular, were differently perceived and acclaimed both by the critics and the general public. In addition, based on the Kerouac's masculine narrative On the Road, the paper concludes that if it had been written by a woman it would have not been worldly famous and highly acclaimed by the critics, since, the presupposition is that if women and men were equally talented, had shared similar themes, had the same motif, yet they wouldn't have ended having equal opportunities for appreciation, and thus would have been generally perceived by both the general public and literary criticism in different manner. In the focus of the analysis is the road narrative of the one of the greatest talents of the Beat movement, Jack Kerouac, seen from a different, pro-feminist hypothetical perspective. Furthermore, the paper assumes through giving examples that if On the Road had been written by a woman, it would have sounded tacky, offensive and not progressive and it wouldn't have gotten such immense popularity and positive critical acclaim, an analogy made on Virginia Woolf's assumption in her literary essay A Room of One's Own in which she presupposed that if Shakespeare had had an equally talented sister, whose genius was for fiction and lusted to feed abundantly upon the lives of men and women she would have ended up unappreciated, and completely anonymous, absent from the literary history.
Life, and literature as an important, even integral part of it often teach us and point out to th... more Life, and literature as an important, even integral part of it often teach us and point out to the fact the even the greatest of individuals are in fact those particular subjects which are placed on the margins of the social, political and the collective existence so that the tension which appears between the law and order could lead to creation of a society whose primary function would be to discipline, to educate and to foster care in every single area of the existence. It is important to explore the forms of the cultural identity and the political solidarity (in times of strong cultural nationalism, particularly in the Trump USA) emanating from the disjunctive temporalities of the national culture which positions, which places its people on the margins, on that very borderline of one nation's narrative. This is in fact a research in a form of a history lesson which is supposed to be learned by the people whose history of marginality is deeply entangled in the labyrinths between humanity, ethics, rules and order and ways of social conduct - some of these groups dwell, exist within the racial polarities, and they are the women, the colonized and the oppressed, the African-Americans, the American Indians, the LGBT community, the politically opposed, the migrants and further beyond - many other important clusters of people (and even intellectual groups and communities) intentionally positioned and placed on the US social margins. Key words: Trump, marginal/minority groups, literature, society
"Tis but thy name that is my enemy; (...) What's in a name? That which we call a rose
/by any ot... more "Tis but thy name that is my enemy; (...) What's in a name? That which we call a rose /by any other word would smell as sweet." In Shakespeare's times, the issue of naming, renaming and identity switch seemed as easy as comparing apples and oranges; in Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, these lines, uttered by Juliet are a direct reference to Romeo and his family, the Montague, implying that his name means nothing and they should be together regardless of it. Therefore, Romeo is supposed to easily swap names, be some other name, since, "were he not Romeo call'd/Retain that dear perfection which he owes." In modern day Europe and America, this issue seems far more complex than just simple, harmless game of changing names for love's sake; countries are conditionally forced into signing contradictory agreements by stronger bullies just to secure their future existence; in Lahiri's novel The Namesake, names, pet names, name-calling and changing of names in fact play crucial role in the process of searching and establishing of people's personal identity. The absurdity of retaining one's identity against all odds still standing (today's AOS as well), such as living in the US and being a Bengali Gogol, as well as persevering in the struggle to keep and love one's personal name in the era of the Internet, global availability, false profiles and hidden identities is an understatement. Key words: identity, name change, Lahiri, Macedonia, Prespa Agreement
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Апстракт Овој труд отвора повеќе прашања и теми за дискусија поврзани со експлозивноста на женско... more Апстракт Овој труд отвора повеќе прашања и теми за дискусија поврзани со експлозивноста на женското лудило и неговиот импакт врз општественото битисување. Во центарот на ананизата е женскоста и женското лудило прикажано во книжевноста, преку интертекстуалниот приказ на два различни (а всушност еден ист лик) на две авторки: лудата Креолка Берта/Антоанета, обезгласената, занемената затворена жена од таванот на Бронте и Рис. Во фокусот на анализата е генезата и артикулацијата на сопственото лудило кое не само одговор и реакција на генетската предиспозиција, туку е сплет од неповолни општествени состојби, брачната дисфункционалност, социјална, економската, општествено-политичката маргинализираност, односно, една мешавина од фактори на кои веројатно најсилно влијание извршила и нејзината лична опресираност или авто-инхибиција. Секако. тиранијата и обесправеноста на самото општество кај жената се чувствува и на физичко но и на психолошко ниво, која ја акумулира целиот живот и која ја втурнува во вртлогот на несвесното, чиј излез таа го наоѓа во сопственото лудило, кое е субверзивно насочен аперкат во лицето на патријархатот. Оттука, следи дека лудилото на една жена не може и не смее да се гледа исклучиво во рамки на генетичката предестинираност туку е неопходно да се погледне поширокиот спектар на настани придружувани од специфичниот социополитички контекст и
The "wild zone" of the Native American women-following Louise Erdrich's Tracks in between the wil... more The "wild zone" of the Native American women-following Louise Erdrich's Tracks in between the wilderness of the American prairies and the urban living Louise Erdrich is the most famous, and probably one of the most important female writers of Native American origin who, in the past twenty years, has fully-rounded and produced many novels for which has received not only numerous awards for their exquisite value and depth, the native sensibility and writing magic, but also, because of their challenging ideas and standpoints which attract huge interest among the reviewers , the academic circles and the critical community, has fascinated and appealed to even more general public, gaining devoted millions of fans worldwide. Erdrich is an artist among the writers and a writer among the artistic souls; her star shines brightly and lightens the grayness of the dark, stormy literary sky offering an alternative way out of the monotony. Her narrative technique reflects with an outstanding skill and craftwork above all, mainly because of the multiform and wide-ranging points of view of the events and the intertextual allusions, time disruptions and dislocation are so masterly interwoven that both the readers (and the critical eye of the reviewers) remain speechless by the jaw-dropping displays of emotion and natural complexity by this woman-genius. Correspondingly, Erdrich intertwines these writing techniques with some narrative elements from the Ojibwe and Chippewa Indians' oral tradition and heritage with such an outstanding coherence, which makes them enlivened, palpable and tangible, realistic, human-like. She bravely dares to subversively challenge the canonical narrative trajectory of the American novel, to subvert and even destabilize the new narrative perspective-this woman-author, with an exceptionally effective gift for stylization is fearlessly confronting and presenting the cruel realities of the lives of the Native Americans, has been harshly criticized because of her complexities of situations (which at times borderline with confusion) and constantly moving fast forward/fast backward (erase and rewind memory play-gaming as well) on the horizontal time and space axis, as well as because of (at times) chaotic intermingling of the various stories and characters' lives whose intertextual overflow from one novel into another is quite confusing and difficult to follow up. The entirety of the existence, the creation or the art of formation, designing, as well as the history of the Native Americans from the past up until today has been an extremely complex, entwined, and deeply sensitive process which has not only been present, but has also been
The social media today have not only changed our lives, but also altered people's understanding o... more The social media today have not only changed our lives, but also altered people's understanding of what can be considered today as a good piece of literature. The new realities offer online poetry, twitter short stories and graphic novels. Do they really have such huge impact on the world of canonical literature in number of surprising ways, thus creating also new reading and teaching realities? This paper analyses not only the new trends in writing and teaching literature of the 21st century but also, opens other inciting questions, such as does it really mean that literature cannot be considered an artistic form with profound aesthetic value if it does not comply with the expected norms imposed by a literary canon? Therefore, the avant-garde notions presented in this paper contribute to the development of the quintessential contemporary literary significance in terms of adding to its diversity and range.
In her book entitled Modern American Women Writers1, the American literary critic, feminist, and ... more In her book entitled Modern American Women Writers1, the American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues, as well as one of the founders of feminist literary criticism in United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics, Ellaine Showalter discusses Carolyn C. Denard's essay about Toni Morrison's work. Showalter extracts several interesting aspects of the essay and writes that Denard points out to the Nobel Prize winning author as a distinguishing member of the so-called 'cultural feminism' which glorifies the power and the strength of the African American women despite the existence of racism and gender discrimination imposed, sadly, even by today's modern democratic society. In continuation, in the essay Denard mentions Margaret Attwood's retrospect of Morrison, according to which, one of the essential values of the works of the famous writer is the "self-definition and the internal evolution of the African American woman, deep within oneself". This so-called self-definition and the internal evolution is to great extend the case among the female characters in all of her books; in Beloved, Morrison's women come to self-recognition through a challenging process of demystification and evolvement. But this process of self-evolution and acceptance seems only possible through embracing their own personal wilderness and raw sexual appetite, their inner 'dark continent'2. The female characters in the novel consolidate their primeval essence evolving through the flashes of the collective as opposed to the individual memory of the African American slavery. The spirit of the murdered baby-girl Beloved resurrects from the dead and transforms itself from an infant's corpse into a real woman made of flesh and blood-this exact spirit, or a walking ghost is omnipresent notion along the broken and interrupted narrative-it is a constant reminder of the darkness of the black woman born, hatched from the nest of the human brutality which leads further to even greater brutality and cruelty. But also Sethe herself, when as convicted felon who has never served her prison sentence but instead is forced to live burning in the eternal flames of one's own personal hell, whose spine-chilling, disturbing act of infanticide is unspeakable, unethical, inhumane even if we have in mind the appalling images of the slave atrocities. She is completely sane and reasonable as well as aware of her inner self-change; but cannot suppress, defeat, overcome her own dark nature, her personal wilderness which is beyond control, beyond life. This 'dark continent' enrooted deeply in the soul of the oppressed, tortured woman leads to subversion and undermining of the most elemental, most primitive human emotions to a much different, twisted way of protecting your own baby by taking his/her life into your own hands-claiming ownership of your own flesh and blood!
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Key words: discourse of future, dystopia, political discourse, ethnopolitics, collective identity, individual identity, socio-political set-up, Veselka, Morales.
Key words: Trump, marginal/minority groups, literature, society
/by any other word would smell as sweet." In Shakespeare's times, the issue of naming, renaming and identity switch seemed as easy as comparing apples and oranges; in Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, these lines, uttered by Juliet are a direct reference to Romeo and his family, the Montague, implying that his name means nothing and they should be together regardless of it. Therefore, Romeo is supposed to easily swap names, be some other name, since, "were he not Romeo call'd/Retain that dear perfection which he owes."
In modern day Europe and America, this issue seems far more complex than just simple, harmless game of changing names for love's sake; countries are conditionally forced into signing contradictory agreements by stronger bullies just to secure their future existence; in Lahiri's novel The Namesake, names, pet names, name-calling and changing of names in fact play crucial role in the process of searching and establishing of people's personal identity. The absurdity of retaining one's identity against all odds still standing (today's AOS as well), such as living in the US and being a Bengali Gogol, as well as persevering in the struggle to keep and love one's personal name in the era of the Internet, global availability, false profiles and hidden identities is an understatement.
Key words: identity, name change, Lahiri, Macedonia, Prespa Agreement
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Key words: discourse of future, dystopia, political discourse, ethnopolitics, collective identity, individual identity, socio-political set-up, Veselka, Morales.
Key words: Trump, marginal/minority groups, literature, society
/by any other word would smell as sweet." In Shakespeare's times, the issue of naming, renaming and identity switch seemed as easy as comparing apples and oranges; in Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, these lines, uttered by Juliet are a direct reference to Romeo and his family, the Montague, implying that his name means nothing and they should be together regardless of it. Therefore, Romeo is supposed to easily swap names, be some other name, since, "were he not Romeo call'd/Retain that dear perfection which he owes."
In modern day Europe and America, this issue seems far more complex than just simple, harmless game of changing names for love's sake; countries are conditionally forced into signing contradictory agreements by stronger bullies just to secure their future existence; in Lahiri's novel The Namesake, names, pet names, name-calling and changing of names in fact play crucial role in the process of searching and establishing of people's personal identity. The absurdity of retaining one's identity against all odds still standing (today's AOS as well), such as living in the US and being a Bengali Gogol, as well as persevering in the struggle to keep and love one's personal name in the era of the Internet, global availability, false profiles and hidden identities is an understatement.
Key words: identity, name change, Lahiri, Macedonia, Prespa Agreement