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Spatial Constructs and Subject Formation in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: an Analytical Inquiry

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores the relationship between spatiality and the formation of feminine subjectivity in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. By tracing the protagonist Mary’s intellectual journey, the study examines how space — material and symbolic — shapes agency, autonomy, and visibility within gendered constraints. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from Michel de Certeau, Henri Lefebvre, Victoria Rosner, and Mark Wigley, the analysis foregrounds the role of spatial practices in negotiating identity under Victorian social norms. The article contributes to feminist literary criticism by offering a spatial reading of Woolf’s essay and reaffirming its relevance to contemporary debates on gender and space.

Source: Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language Literatures in English and Cultural Studies

DOI: 10.5007/2175-8026.2025.e103769

Authors: Everton Rocha Vecchi, Humberto Fois-Braga, Guilherme Augusto Pereira Malta

Institution: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Language: English

Topic: Spatial and Cultural Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411336310

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