CONSTRUCTION SOCIALE DU CORPS FÉMININ CHEZ JACQUELINE HARPMAN
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF WOMEN’S BODIES IN THE WORKS OF JACQUELINE HARPMA

Summary/Abstract: Social Construction of Women’s Bodies in the Works of Jacqueline Harpman. This article studies the relationship between the bodily features of the typical female character in Jacqueline Harpman’s works and femininity as conceived by the Western culture. First, it demonstrates that the body is a social construction. Then, it presents the major social influences that contribute to the shaping of women’s bodies. Finally, it explores the strategies Jacqueline Harpman uses to tackle the social canons of femininity in the construction of her female characters.

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