Kärlekens representation i romance: En feministisk analys av tre samtida romance-böcker
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
The Representation of Love in Romance : A Feminist Analysis of Three Contemporary Romance Novels (English)
Abstract [sv]
Den här uppsatsen undersöker hur kärlek framställs i samtida romance-böcker och hur den skiljer sig mellan män och kvinnor. Detta görs genom att använda feministisk kärleksteori samt bell hooks och Anthony Giddens definitioner av kärlek. Undersökningen visar att romance-böckerna främst porträtterar alienerad kärlek och romantiska ideal. Alla böcker visar dock på både sammangående- och ömsesidig kärlek, där parterna visar omhändertagande, ömhet och respekt för varandra. Kvinnorna visade på större emotionell intelligens än männen samt mindre våld. Detta speglar de samhälleliga antaganden om kärlek, men också hur könsnormerna och de patriarkala strukturerna har börjat förändras och relationerna går mot ett mer jämställt ideal.
Abstract [en]
This essay examines the portrayal of love in contemporary romance novels and the difference in the portrayal of love between men and women by using feminist love theory as well as bell hooks and Anthony Giddens definitions of love. The study shows that romance novels predominately represent an alienated love as well as romantic love ideals. However, all novels also showed a considerable amount of confluent- and mutual love, where the partners showed care, affection and respect for each other. The women showed larger amounts of emotional intelligence than the men and less violent tendencies. This reflects the societal assumptions about love, but also how gender norms and patriarchal structures have started to drift and relationships ideals moved towards a more equal standard.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 33
Keywords [en]
Love, romance, power, relationships, feminism, feminist love theory, Colleen Hoover, Ali Hazelwood, Sally Rooney, Anthony Giddens, bell hooks, Ann Ferguson
Keywords [sv]
Kärlek, romance, makt, relationer, feminism, feministisk kärleksteori, Colleen Hoover, Ali Hazelwood, Sally Rooney, Anthony Giddens, bell hooks, Ann Ferguson
National Category
General Literature Studies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-235252OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-235252DiVA, id: diva2:1936415
Educational program
Programme for Literary Studies and Creative Writing
Supervisors
Examiners
2025-02-122025-02-102025-02-12Bibliographically approved