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The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object?
2017. urn:nbn:hr:142:287897
Barić, Tea
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Barić, T. (2017). The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object? (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:287897

Barić, Tea. "The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object?." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:287897

Barić, Tea. "The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object?." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:287897

Barić, T. (2017). 'The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object?', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 03 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:287897

Barić T. The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object? [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2017 [cited 2024 December 03] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:287897

T. Barić, "The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object?", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2017. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:287897

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TitleThe Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object?
Title (croatian)Lik fatalne žene u književnosti i filmu: feministički fenomen ili seksualni objekt?
AuthorTea Barić
MentorLjubica Matek (mentor)
Committee memberJadranka Zlomislić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberJasna Poljak Rehlicki (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberLjubica Matek (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Osijek
Defense date and country2017-07-10, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This paper analyses the femme fatale archetype and its representations in literature and movies. Its aim is to explore whether they represent feminist heroes who changed the traditional roles of women in society or whether they are stereotypical characters represented as male fantasies objectified into sex symbols based on the prejudices and injustices of patriarchal society. The femme fatale archetype is analysed in 1862 Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s novel Lady Audley’s Secret, 1940 Raymond Chandler’s novel Farewell, My Lovely, 1961 Blake Edwards’ movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s and 1992 Paul Verhoeven’s movie Basic Instinct. The theoretical framework of the paper explores the influence that feminism and feminist literary criticism had on the shaping of the femme fatale character and it also explores the feminist point of view on the character and its representations in literature and movies. The main part of the paper analyses the femme fatale archetype in the mentioned novels and movies and its relationship with other male and female characters. It explores the way these women challenged the existing patriarchal system and how they were punished for their unconventional behaviour. If they succeeded in refusing to play the traditional women’s role, they were given the most negative characteristics. In addition, it also analyses the noir genre in which this archetype is most frequently present and the influence the World Wars had on shaping this genre and the femme fatale.
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Languagecroatian
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:287897
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Philology
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Croatian Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Research Studies
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije hrvatskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije hrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
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