TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA

Ela İpek Gündüz

doi:10.30794/pausbed.407636

TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA

Öz

Sarah Waters’ first novel Tipping the Velvet (1998) is a neo-Victorian novel that rewrites the Victorian era to depict the marginalised existence of the female same-sex lovers. Since Waters fictionalises the historical facts, her representations turn out to be the reality of her novel in which facts and imaginary notions blurred. In this article, Waters’ construction of an alternative lesbian history of the Victorian period in London will be evaluated by the constructions of femininity in the Victorian period. Then, the tendency of excluding sexuality and desire by ignoring their existence in Victorian times will be scrutinised by showing sexual interactions of lesbian lovers. In the novel, Waters creates a counter-discourse of lesbians who try to become visible at the centre. By creating different social circles and classes among queer people in Victorian times, Waters both achieves to avoid the stereotyping the lesbians and adds a credibility to their existence.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sarah Waters,queer,neo-Victorian

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Ela İpek Gündüz
0000-0001-7688-8470
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

26 Nisan 2019

Gönderilme Tarihi

19 Mart 2018

Kabul Tarihi

13 Aralık 2018

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2019 Sayı: 35

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.407636

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA37YE33YK

Kaynak Göster

RIS / Bibtex

APA

Gündüz, E. İ. (2019). TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 35, 83-91. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.407636

AMA

1.Gündüz Eİ. TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA. PAUSBED. 2019;(35):83-91. doi:10.30794/pausbed.407636

Chicago

Gündüz, Ela İpek. 2019. “TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 35: 83-91. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.407636.

EndNote

Gündüz Eİ (01 Nisan 2019) TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 35 83–91.

IEEE

[1]E. İ. Gündüz, “TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA”, PAUSBED, sy 35, ss. 83–91, Nis. 2019, doi: 10.30794/pausbed.407636.

ISNAD

Gündüz, Ela İpek. “TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 35 (01 Nisan 2019): 83-91. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.407636.

JAMA

1.Gündüz Eİ. TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA. PAUSBED. 2019;:83–91.

MLA

Gündüz, Ela İpek. “TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 35, Nisan 2019, ss. 83-91, doi:10.30794/pausbed.407636.

Vancouver

1.Ela İpek Gündüz. TIPPING THE VELVET: SPECULARISED SEXUALITIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA. PAUSBED. 01 Nisan 2019;(35):83-91. doi:10.30794/pausbed.407636