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En queerfeministisk läsning av fyra Sigge Stark-romaner
Sigge StarkUggleboetManhatareklubbenBaskerflickanCirkus DemonioQueerteoriQueerfeminismJudith ButlerGotikHarlekinromanenVampyrerHeteronormativitetSamkönat begärGenusidentitetRomantiska koden
In this essay, I make a queer feminist analysis of four novels written by the Swedish author Sigge Stark. The novels are: Uggleboet, Manhatareklubben, Cirkus Demonio och Baskerflickan. Using Judith Butler's theories I examine the relations between sex/gender and sexuality in the four books and show how the construction of gender is performed and the heterosexual normativity is jeopardized. I also examine whether, and if so how, Sigge Stark uses the romantic and the gothic genres to include transcending gender identities and sexualities in her work. The essay also includes a contextualisation of her prerequisities as an author and the necessity in performing a critical analysis of mass produced romantic literature.