Action and activism in selected novels by Ursula K. Le Guin

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dc.contributor.advisorCartwright, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDeetlefs, Dorothea Mariaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-28T14:29:31Z
dc.date.available2016-03-28T14:29:31Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines individual and societal action and activism in five science fiction and utopian novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, namely, The left hand of darkness, The word for world is forest, The lathe of heaven, The dispossessed, and Always coming home. Le Guin is a politically committed author whose ideological perspective is informed by feminism, Taoism, and anarchism, as well as a strong ecological awareness. These determine the structure of her fictional societies and the actions of her characters. Each novel is approached on its own terms, with the commentary adhering closely to the text. Individuals and their societies are conceived of as embodying different and conflicting ways of being and doing. The author is seen as an activist by virtue of her political commitment, especially in the case of the self-reflexive, self-critical Always coming home. Included in the Introduction are sections on: Tom Moylan's concept of the critical utopia, which tailors the utopian genre to fit modern views; Le Guin's concept of the yin utopia, one possible form of the critical utopia; and a short section on Taoism, familiarising the reader with concepts and terminology used in the thesis.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDeetlefs, D. M. (1994). <i>Action and activism in selected novels by Ursula K. Le Guin</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18259en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDeetlefs, Dorothea Maria. <i>"Action and activism in selected novels by Ursula K. Le Guin."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18259en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDeetlefs, D. 1994. Action and activism in selected novels by Ursula K. Le Guin. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Deetlefs, Dorothea Maria AB - This thesis examines individual and societal action and activism in five science fiction and utopian novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, namely, The left hand of darkness, The word for world is forest, The lathe of heaven, The dispossessed, and Always coming home. Le Guin is a politically committed author whose ideological perspective is informed by feminism, Taoism, and anarchism, as well as a strong ecological awareness. These determine the structure of her fictional societies and the actions of her characters. Each novel is approached on its own terms, with the commentary adhering closely to the text. Individuals and their societies are conceived of as embodying different and conflicting ways of being and doing. The author is seen as an activist by virtue of her political commitment, especially in the case of the self-reflexive, self-critical Always coming home. Included in the Introduction are sections on: Tom Moylan's concept of the critical utopia, which tailors the utopian genre to fit modern views; Le Guin's concept of the yin utopia, one possible form of the critical utopia; and a short section on Taoism, familiarising the reader with concepts and terminology used in the thesis. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - Action and activism in selected novels by Ursula K. Le Guin TI - Action and activism in selected novels by Ursula K. Le Guin UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18259 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18259
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDeetlefs DM. Action and activism in selected novels by Ursula K. Le Guin. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18259en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnglish Literatureen_ZA
dc.titleAction and activism in selected novels by Ursula K. Le Guinen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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