Being a Woman in the 1950s and the 1960s:Women and Everyday Life in Ginger and Rosa

作     者：Ezgi Sertalp 

作者机构：Hacettepe UniversityAnkaraTurkey 

出 版 物：《Journalism and Mass Communication》 (新闻与大众传媒（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第10卷第2期

页      面：102-116页

学科分类：0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 05[文学] 

主　　题：gender everyday life womanhood socialization women’s movement 

摘      要：The present study aims to focus on the relationship between gender and everyday life and reflect on the meanings of being a woman in the 1950s and the 1960s over Sally Potter’s film Ginger and Rosa(2012a).The 1950s and the 1960s are marked with significant changes and transformations in terms of the social statuses and everyday lives of women in many countries all around the *** began to question their gendered roles and performances,resist“doing genderand speak out“the problem that has no namein these years,which would then evolve into the second-wave feminist movement—a significant historical period in women’s ***,an analysis of this specific period is considered significant to understand the relationship between gender and everyday ***,the present study first addresses the relationship between gender and everyday life in general terms,discussing the social construction of gender and how we are taught to do gender through ***,it examines women’s practices,performances,relationships,conflicts,and resistances in their everyday lives throughout the 1950s and the 1960s over the film Ginger and *** the historical,social,and political developments at the time,this study tries to explore significant issues within feminist studies such as the relationship between mothers and daughters,and female friendship/sisterhood through the characters in the film,and comprehend what it meant to be a young girl,a woman,a wife,and a mother in both private and public spheres in these years based upon the director’s own experiences and memories.