Lilijana Burcar
Biographic Data
| ID | 1256822 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lilijana Burcar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lilijana |
| FAMILY NAME | Burcar |
| SIGNATURE | BURCAR L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Faculty of Arts, English Department, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1135-9671 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
High heels as a disciplinary practice of femininity in Sandra Cisneros'sThe House on Mango Street
With high heels brought back into fashion in the 2000s by the beauty-industrial complex, health organizations have since reported an ‘epidemiology of high-heeled shoe injuries’, especially among young women. Feminist theory in general, and literary criticism on gender, have not yet systematically addressed the role high heels play in upholding and naturalizing the construct of femininity. This article examines seemingly diverse but complementary …
Critical Reflections on ‘Democracy in Crisis’
Why Feminist Critical Literacy Matters
The latest capitalist restructuring has resulted in new conditions of employment, seriously affecting possibilities for people’s self-realization. Women have been hurt the most and face an increasing feminisation of poverty. This paper foregrounds the importance of literary socialisation in preparing young people to accept or reject neoliberal gendered scripts
(Global) Capitalism and Immigrant Workers in Gary Paulsen’s Lawn Boy
Exploitable migrant labour is one of the key organizational features of contemporary capital accumulation. Migrants’ underpaid work makes a significant contribution to the affluence of Western receiving societies, keeping them economically prosperous. The article addresses the mechanisms of representation by means of which mainstream children’s literature mystifies exploitative socio-economic relations affecting immigrant workers, which in turn l…
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Why Feminist Critical Literacy Matters
The latest capitalist restructuring has resulted in new conditions of employment, seriously affecting possibilities for people’s self-realization. Women have been hurt the most and face an increasing feminisation of poverty. This paper foregrounds the importance of literary socialisation in preparing young people to accept or reject neoliberal gendered scripts
(Global) Capitalism and Immigrant Workers in Gary Paulsen’s Lawn Boy
Exploitable migrant labour is one of the key organizational features of contemporary capital accumulation. Migrants’ underpaid work makes a significant contribution to the affluence of Western receiving societies, keeping them economically prosperous. The article addresses the mechanisms of representation by means of which mainstream children’s literature mystifies exploitative socio-economic relations affecting immigrant workers, which in turn l…
Critical Reflections on ‘Democracy in Crisis’
High heels as a disciplinary practice of femininity in Sandra Cisneros'sThe House on Mango Street
With high heels brought back into fashion in the 2000s by the beauty-industrial complex, health organizations have since reported an ‘epidemiology of high-heeled shoe injuries’, especially among young women. Feminist theory in general, and literary criticism on gender, have not yet systematically addressed the role high heels play in upholding and naturalizing the construct of femininity. This article examines seemingly diverse but complementary …
Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Mainstream (2 works)