CARYL CHURCHILL'iN TOP GIRLS, OWNERS VE FEN ADLI OYUNLARINDA ÇAĞDAŞ KADININ BiREYSEL BAŞARI SAVAŞIMINA ELEŞTiREL BiR BAKIŞ

Abstract

Gtintimilzde kadmlann geleneksel ya§am bi9imlerini stirdtirmekten mutlu olmay1p, c;agda§ dtinyanm her alanda e§it ve ba§arih bireyleri olmak ic;in verdigi sava§1ma oyunlannda btiytik yer veren c;agda§ tngiliz oyun yazarlarmdan Caryl Churchill, soz konusu olgunun toplumun sosyal ve politik yap1lan da goz onilne almarak degerlendirilmesini ister. Erkek egemenligine dayah bir ya§am bi9iminin kadmlann dtinyasmda btiytik olc;ilde bask1c1, davram§lan sm1rlay1c1 ve kadmlan gelecege olan baki§lannda ilmitsizlige dil§ilrticti bir etki gosterdigini savunan Churchill, bu durumun olu§turulmaya 9ah§1lan c;agda§ dtinya duyarhhg1yla bagda§mad1g1m, toplum ya§ammm her alamnda kadmlara yonelik yakla§1mm onlann beklentilerini kar§Ilayacak ol9tilerde olmaSl gerektigini belirtir. <;agda§ kadmm da kendi ya§amm1 dogrudan ilgilendiren konularda 9aba harcamas1m isteyerek, toplumsal ya§amda istenilen degi§imin gerc;ekle§tirilmesinin ancak herkesin kendine dil§en gorevi yerine getirmesiyle saglanabilecegini vurgular

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