The Queer Collapse of Civilization: Mariko Ōhara's "Shōjo"

This article analyses Mariko Ōhara’s short story “Shōjo” (1985) and its attempt at deconstructing the sex-gender system, focusing on the three main characters: Gil and his two sexual/love interests, Kisa and Remora. By examining the story from both gender and animal studies, the aim is to reflect o...

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Autor principal:	Esther Andreu
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Lenguaje:	CA EN ES EU FR GL IT PT
Publicado:	Universitat de Barcelona 2017
Materias:	Mariko Ōhara performativity gender queer science fiction Women. Feminism HQ1101-2030.7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3961dee2b2f841e586fcd974dff6bb7b2021-12-02T19:37:14ZThe Queer Collapse of Civilization: Mariko Ōhara's "Shōjo"10.1344/Lectora2017.23.101136-57812013-9470https://doaj.org/article/3961dee2b2f841e586fcd974dff6bb7b2017-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/lectora/article/view/20305https://doaj.org/toc/1136-5781https://doaj.org/toc/2013-9470 This article analyses Mariko Ōhara’s short story “Shōjo” (1985) and its attempt at deconstructing the sex-gender system, focusing on the three main characters: Gil and his two sexual/love interests, Kisa and Remora. By examining the story from both gender and animal studies, the aim is to reflect on how the ideas of sex, gender and performativity are inserted into a vaster social construction that also merges with class and animality. We also consider how the recurrent image of decadence and what can be considered a return to a heteronormative situation do not undermine the overall process of deconstruction and social critique offered by the story. Esther AndreuUniversitat de BarcelonaarticleMariko Ōharaperformativitygenderqueerscience fictionWomen. FeminismHQ1101-2030.7CAENESEUFRGLITPTLectora: Revista de Dones i Textualitat, Iss 23 (2017)
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description	This article analyses Mariko Ōhara’s short story “Shōjo” (1985) and its attempt at deconstructing the sex-gender system, focusing on the three main characters: Gil and his two sexual/love interests, Kisa and Remora. By examining the story from both gender and animal studies, the aim is to reflect on how the ideas of sex, gender and performativity are inserted into a vaster social construction that also merges with class and animality. We also consider how the recurrent image of decadence and what can be considered a return to a heteronormative situation do not undermine the overall process of deconstruction and social critique offered by the story.
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The Queer Collapse of Civilization: Mariko Ōhara's "Shōjo"

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