In my thesis I discuss the mother-daughter relationships in a number of graphic
memoirs by women, published predominantly in the last decade. The decision to look
at the medium of the graphic memoir/novel is based on its distinctiveness, that the
combination of word and image offers a rich and complex area for analysis, and the
rapidly increasing importance of the...
In my thesis I discuss the representation of the spectacle (circus and the music hall) and magic in neo-Victorian literature, juxtaposing reality to fiction, and traditional Victorian literature to neo-Victorian fiction. The themes of magic, spiritualism and entertainment have been quite popular in recent publications and my thesis mainly deals with the following...