| Title: | The Influence of Intersectionality on the Mental Health of Female Characters in Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions : master's thesis |
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| Authors: | ID Lesjak, Melani (Author)
ID Mohar, Tjaša (Mentor) More about this mentor...  |
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| Files: |  Melani_Lesjak_magistrska_naloga.pdf (1,11 MB)
MD5: E612A1E149C550069899B952DA7B10C3
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Master's thesis/paper |
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| Typology: | 2.09 - Master's Thesis |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | This Master’s thesis analyses the influence of intersectionality on the mental health of female characters in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novel Nervous Conditions. It aims to illuminate the intersecting axes of oppression for each of the female characters to enable a better understanding of the situational context that instigates specific mental disorders in the characters. To foster a better understanding of the characters’ situational context, the Shona’s cultural significance and Zimbabwe’s colonial history are addressed, while the postcolonial theory is used in the analysis of the novel. Furthermore, studies investigating the influence of the intersectional axes of race, gender, culture and class on women’s mental health function as the foundation in the interpretation of the findings of the analysis. Definitions of mental disorders, taken from the World Health Organization and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses are used in identifying mental disorders in Dangarembga’s female characters. By illustrating the complexity of marginalised experiences, in which the oppressional axes of gender, race, class and cultural identity intersect and result in mental disorders, this thesis also highlights the need for a thorough and holistic approach to understanding women’s mental health in postcolonial societies. |
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| Keywords: | Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions, intersectionality, mental health, postcolonialism |
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| Place of publishing: | Maribor |
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| Place of performance: | Maribor |
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| Publisher: | M. Lesjak |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (X, 63 str.)) |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-91083 |
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| UDC: | 821.111(680).09(043.2) |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 217058563 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 29.11.2024 |
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| Views: | 213 |
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| Downloads: | 143 |
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| Categories: | FF
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