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Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting: A London Adventure”

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Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting: A London Adventure”

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This article explores Virginia Woolf’s 1927 essay “Street Haunting: A London Adventure” and its depiction of female flânerie in the city. It begins by observing the importance of place in literary studies and the shift towards a “spatial turn” in contemporary scholarship. The text then examines the role of the city in modernist literature, particularly in shaping its settings, narratives, and themes. It also overviews the main ideas of some of the pioneers of that “spatial turn” such as Henri Lefebvre and Yi-Fu Tuan. It is suggested that Woolf’s essay offers a unique perspective on flânerie as she navigates the city streets with a sense of introspection and emotional resonance. Woolf’s observations of urban landscape and encounters with strangers allow her to create a rich texture of potential narratives reflecting the complexities of everyday urban life. The present study also discusses Michel de Certeau’s theory of walking as a tactical-rhetorical act of resistance and meaning-making, and it highlights the relevance of de Certeau’s ideas to Woolf’s essay. The article proposes that, unlike the figure of the male flâneur, Woolf’s flânerie is not only about detached observation of the crowds and her surroundings, but also about authorship as she uses her affects and experiences in the city to inform her writing. Overall, Woolf’s portrayal of the flâneuse challenges traditional notions of public space and emphasizes the ways in which women’s experiences redefine the urban environment and its representations.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Virginia Woolf, Michel de Certeau, flânerie, flâneuse, the city, modernist literature, phenomenological place

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Uyurkulak, S. (2025). Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting: A London Adventure”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 42(1), 295-308. https://doi.org/10.32600/huefd.1532944
AMA
1.Uyurkulak S. Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting: A London Adventure”. HÜEFD. 2025;42(1):295-308. doi:10.32600/huefd.1532944
Chicago
Uyurkulak, Serhat. 2025. “Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s ‘Street Haunting: A London Adventure’”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 42 (1): 295-308. https://doi.org/10.32600/huefd.1532944.
EndNote
Uyurkulak S (01 Haziran 2025) Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting: A London Adventure”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 42 1 295–308.
IEEE
[1]S. Uyurkulak, “Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s ‘Street Haunting: A London Adventure’”, HÜEFD, c. 42, sy 1, ss. 295–308, Haz. 2025, doi: 10.32600/huefd.1532944.
ISNAD
Uyurkulak, Serhat. “Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s ‘Street Haunting: A London Adventure’”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 42/1 (01 Haziran 2025): 295-308. https://doi.org/10.32600/huefd.1532944.
JAMA
1.Uyurkulak S. Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting: A London Adventure”. HÜEFD. 2025;42:295–308.
MLA
Uyurkulak, Serhat. “Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s ‘Street Haunting: A London Adventure’”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, c. 42, sy 1, Haziran 2025, ss. 295-08, doi:10.32600/huefd.1532944.
Vancouver
1.Serhat Uyurkulak. Female Mode of Urban Rambling in Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting: A London Adventure”. HÜEFD. 01 Haziran 2025;42(1):295-308. doi:10.32600/huefd.1532944