Brave New Girls: Female Archetypes, Border Crashing, and Utopia in Kate Braverman's "Palm Latitudes"

Modern day wall art featuring women as subjects is usually painted by male artists, although women graffiti artists are challenging that male dominance and there are ample examples of their work on social media. The choice of women as subjects dates back to ancient Rome and Greece where idealized female images provided a template for desire, sexuality and goddess status. In modern times, wall artists present women as iconic subjects of power, renewal, and social commentary. Feminine graffiti appears to be idiosyncratic in its subject matter—the product of history, geography, culture and political discourse based on feminine power and influence. Although it is impossible to generalize stylistically about street artists, who are sui generis by their very nature–and wall art defies easy labelling–there are some patterns that are apparent when wandering city streets and encountering women subjects on walls. This photo-essay explores women who feature in wall art in open air galleries in Western Europe, South America and tropical Cuba and seeks to define female archetypes found in these examples. The historical antecedents to modern wall art are presented followed by specific examples of wall art featuring women; succinct interpretations are presented with each example. The journey takes us to Paris, Berlin and Venice, with a stopover in the small fishing town of Huanchaco, Peru, the colourful artistic hill city of Valparaiso, Chile and ends on the worn and tattered streets of tropical Havana, Cuba. In crossing the equator and cultural divide between Western Europe, South America and the Caribbean some surprising trends are suggested in this exploration of women on walls.

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She lures, she guides, she quits : Femile characters in Tim Winton's "The Riders"

Journal of English Studies ◽

10.18172/jes.146 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

M.Pilar Baines Alarcos

Keyword(s):

Cultural Context ◽

Female Character ◽

Traditional Concept ◽

Female Protagonists ◽

Male Characters ◽

Female Archetypes

Tim Winton is an Australian writer whose male characters often defy the traditional concept of masculinity. As for the notion of femininity, however, this kind of defiance is not displayed. In this essay, I study the presentation of the female protagonists in The Riders in order to illustrate this point, bearing in mind the Australian social and cultural context that surrounds them. Winton’s fictional women, no matter whether they are strong or weak, are normally depicted according to female archetypes. This leads to their negative portrayal as ambivalent beings, thus making them unreliable and even dangerous, as is the case of Jennifer and Irma. In contrast, Billie is a positive female character. She, who is also significantly a child, combines both feminine and masculine qualities. It is precisely this characteristic that enables her to be her father’s protector.

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Mother versus Daughter: Identifying the Female Archetypes and their Conflicts in Nick Joaquin’s “The Woman with Two Navels”

UIC Research Journal ◽

10.17158/497 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Tara Crishia Victorino ◽

Joycelyn Espana ◽

Julaila Velez ◽

Virgilind Palarca

Keyword(s):

Women Characters ◽

Textual Analysis ◽

The Philippines ◽

The Novel ◽

Female Protagonists ◽

Award Winning ◽

Mother Daughter Relationship ◽

History Of ◽

Female Archetypes ◽

Relationship Of

The Philippines has a long history of being conquered by the male-dominated west. We see evidences of these patriarchal politics through our literature. Most of these works are included in the Filipino literary canon. But there is an argument whether or not these required reading which actually perpetuated the sexist myths that prevailed in our society. Every after year, the students are presented with material teeming with sexual stereotypes that students do not easily recognize. Nick Joaquin is typically found in required reading lists. His award-winning novel “The Woman who had Two Navels” (1961) has been read in classrooms usually in the patriotic context. The aim of this study is to reread this classic literary masterpiece, and to identify the female archetypes present within, and to show their anti and pro feminist implications. The researchers used textual analysis to identify the images of women characters present in the novel, juxtaposing them against Female Archetypes based on Johnson’s classifications. Through textual analysis, the researchers provided textual evidences to support the claims. Tables were used as tally sheets. The results showed that the female protagonists depict multiple female archetypes that made the mother-daughter relationship of Concha and Connie very complex. Their contradicting archetypes prove that there is a male constructed competition between them. The novel is clearly more than just Joaquin’s account of the travails of post-Spanish Philippines. It is a reflection of a universal phenomenon of the male constructed competition between women. The archetypes are clearly antifeminist and therefore the novel should be read with care especially in the classroom. Keywords: Female archetype, conflicts, Nick Joaquin, Philippines<div> </div>

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Femininity in Psychology: Basic Criteria and Approaches

Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. A Series of Psychology ◽

10.26565/2225-7756-2020-69-06 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Holistic Approach ◽

Self Control ◽

Physiological Factors ◽

Folk Tales ◽

Self Actualization ◽

Material Goods ◽

Female Archetypes ◽

The Media ◽

Low Self Control

The article is devoted to the main approaches to the concept of femininity in psychology. The concept of "femininity" in various areas of psychological thought was analyzed. A modern understanding of the phenomenon of femininity was described. Conceptual approaches to the concept of "femininity" are discussed. The role of mass media in shaping the image of femininity is emphasized. Representations of the female image in world culture are revealed. Female archetypes of the "emotional cold" syndrome are described in Russian folk tales. Criteria for the structure of the concept of femininity in psychology are highlighted. Many different approaches to understanding femininity are analyzed. For example, the evolutionary-biological and psychoanalytic paradigms justify femininity by Innate anatomical and physiological factors. In the theory of cognitive development, a person, in the process of self-knowledge and self-actualization, introduces himself to representatives of a certain sex. Proponents of the theory of femininity refer to the latter the following characteristics: care, benevolence in relationships, high emotional sensitivity, compliance, developed intuition, credulity, ability to negotiate with the interlocutor, the ability to compromise, the direction to maintain psychological and emotional intimacy, inconsistency, emotional speech, talkativeness, smooth movements, openness, flexibility in relationships, attentiveness to socially accepted norms, naivety, vulnerability, low self-control, taking into account the opinions of others about themselves, unstable self-esteem, demonstrativeness, tendency to self-embellish, frivolity, superficiality in judgments, impulsiveness in decision-making. A systematic holistic approach provides a model of criteria for femininity, which is convenient to represent in the form of a pyramid. It will be based on physical manifestations of femininity, inside - psychological, and at the top - spiritual. Each of these criteria is important, but it is necessary to invent an individual optimal manifestation of the physical, psychological and spiritual criteria of femininity. The media identifies three fragmentary inharmonious images of femininity (a single careerist, an unhappy housewife mother, and a sexual consumer of material goods).

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The Multiple other in Ana Castillo’s So Far from God

Gender Studies ◽

10.1515/genst-2016-0009 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 138-153

Author(s):

Simona Lozovschi

Keyword(s):

The Novel ◽

Female Characters ◽

Contemporary Life ◽

Female Archetypes ◽

So Far From God

Abstract The present paper aims at familiarizing readers with Ana Castillo’s reshaping of traditional female archetypes in her novel So Far from God. Not only does she remodel and enrich them, she also incorporates them into modern, contemporary life. In addition, all the female characters in the novel are drawn together towards Sofia, the all-encompassing self, the multiple Other.

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O sagrado feminino: A figura arquetípica da mulher em narrativas míticas Paiter Suruí

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i7.16927 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. e57910716927

Author(s):

Cassia Amélia Gomes ◽

Luana Jéssica Gomes Pagung ◽

Alexandre de Castro Campos ◽

Nelson Russo de Moraes

Keyword(s):

Indigenous People ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Analytical Approach ◽

Methodological Framework ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Great Mother ◽

The Feminine ◽

Female Archetypes ◽

Data Source ◽

Cultural Reality

O estudo analisa a figura feminina arquetípica presente nas narrativas míticas de autoria Paiter Suruí, povo indígena residente na fronteira entre os estados de Rondônia e Mato Grosso, no Brasil. Para tanto, utiliza-se como fonte de dados setes narrativas Paiter Suruí apresentadas no livro Vozes de Origem, uma coleção de histórias narradas por indígenas Paiter Suruí em sua língua de origem, o tupi-mondé, à antropóloga Betty Mindlin, responsável pela tradução para o português e organização do livro. Como referencial teórico-metodológico é utilizada a abordagem Analítica da Psicologia a partir do conceito de amplificação simbólica proposto por Carl G. Jung (18751961) e elaborado como método de análise por Marie Louise Von Franz (19151998). O percorrer da análise indica os arquétipos femininos existentes nessa cultura através de suas narrativas míticas, sendo predominante o Arquétipo da Donzela, da Grande Mãe e da Mulher Fatal. De acordo com a Psicologia Analítica, pode-se observar que a narração mítica indígena constitui um todo de sentido coerente e organizado sobre a psique: os processos inconscientes são transpostos para as narrativas, nas quais a figura arquetípica feminina surge como uma representação da figura da mulher na sociedade Paiter Suruí; e a narrativa mítica como uma representação da realidade cultural indígena dessa etnia, bem como uma propagação de seus valores. Partindo desse pressuposto, as narrativas míticas representam, por meio da simbologia, elementos de significado, tais como a organização da sociedade Paiter Suruí, aspectos que representam o feminino e os padrões de comportamentos esperados. The study analyzes the archetypal female figure present in the mythical narratives of Paiter Suruí, an indigenous people residing on the border between the states of Rondônia and Mato Grosso, in Brazil. For this, seven Paiter Suruí narratives presented in the book Vozes de Origem, a collection of stories narrated by Paiter Suruí indigenous peoples in their native language, the tupi-mondé,to the anthropologist Betty Mindlin, responsible for the translation into the Portuguese and organization of the book, are used as the data source. As a theoretical-methodological framework, the Analytical approach of Psychology is used from the concept of symbolic amplification proposed by Carl G. Jung (18751961) and elaborated as a method of analysis by Marie Louise Von Franz (19151998). The analysis course indicates the female archetypes existing in this culture through their mythical narratives, being predominant the Archetype of the Maiden, the Great Mother and the Fatal Woman. According to Analytical Psychology, it can be observed that the mythical indigenous narrative constitutes a coherent and organized sense of meaning about the psyche:unconscious processes are transposed into narratives, in which the female archetypal figure emerges as a representation of the figure of woman in Paiter Suruí society; and the mythical narrative as a representation of the indigenous cultural reality of this ethnicity, as well as a propagation of its values. Based on this assumption, the mythical narratives represent, through symbology, elements of meaning, such as the organization of the Paiter Suruí society, aspects that represent the feminine and the patterns of expected behaviors.

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