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The Feminist Theories of Yoko Ogawa and Chizuko Ueno — Focusing on "The Pregnancy Diary"

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper aims to explore the connections and resonances between the literary works of Japanese female writer Yoko Ogawa and the feminist theory of Japanese sociologist Chizuko Ueno by analyzing Yoko Ogawa's "The Pregnancy Diary". The paper discusses three aspects: deconstructing the myth of motherhood, exhibiting bodily alienation, and confronting existential absurdity. This research aims to break the boundaries between literary creation and theory and explore a new path of intertextual criticism.

Source: Journal of International Education and Development

DOI: 10.47297/wspiedwsp2516-250025.20250909

Author: Han Jing

Institution: Shanghai University of Political Science and Law

Language: English

Topic: Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4417354096