“The old wives’ stories” by Mira Luksha: gender aspect Cover Image

“Бабскiя гiсторыi” Мiры Лукшы: гендарны аспект
“The old wives’ stories” by Mira Luksha: gender aspect

Author(s): Tacciana Ficner
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Fiction, Studies of Literature, Novel
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: prose; image; gender policy; gender stereotypes; stereotypes of femininity/ masculinity; social roles; patriarchal norms; the function of literature; proza; obraz; polityka gender; stereotypy gender;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents, systematizes and analyzes gender stereotypes in the book “The Old Wives’ Stories” by M. Luksha. The research is focused on the correlation among the way of life, traditional social norms and state policy in the formation of femininity/masculinity stereotypes. The influence of culture/literature on the formation of gender stereotypes and gender roles is noted.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 227-240
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Belarusian