I am the River! Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska, Literary Tradition and Hydrofeminism

The paper presents a short story entitled Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska as a posthumanist reinterpretation of the traditional ethnocentric legend. Subtle changes in te character’s motivation and expanding the plot of Wanda’s story into two other texts create a new understanding of community (not only a...

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Main Author: Magdalena Bednarek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Ethnological Society 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Folklore and Popular Culture
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Online Access:https://apcz.umk.pl/LL/article/view/45250
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description The paper presents a short story entitled Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska as a posthumanist reinterpretation of the traditional ethnocentric legend. Subtle changes in te character’s motivation and expanding the plot of Wanda’s story into two other texts create a new understanding of community (not only a national one), as well as a new model of women’s participation in it. The foundations of this new model are agency, care and interdependence.
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spelling doaj.art-bc89341f5e4f42f2ac46d9db34b132ce2023-07-28T10:51:20ZengPolish Ethnological SocietyJournal of Folklore and Popular Culture0024-47082544-28722023-06-01671-210.12775/LL.1.2023.009I am the River! Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska, Literary Tradition and Hydrofeminism Magdalena Bednarek0Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu The paper presents a short story entitled Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska as a posthumanist reinterpretation of the traditional ethnocentric legend. Subtle changes in te character’s motivation and expanding the plot of Wanda’s story into two other texts create a new understanding of community (not only a national one), as well as a new model of women’s participation in it. The foundations of this new model are agency, care and interdependence. https://apcz.umk.pl/LL/article/view/45250folk talelegendZuzanna Orlińskaposthumanismhydrofeminismreinterpretation
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I am the River! Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska, Literary Tradition and Hydrofeminism
Journal of Folklore and Popular Culture
folk tale
legend
Zuzanna Orlińska
posthumanism
hydrofeminism
reinterpretation
title I am the River! Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska, Literary Tradition and Hydrofeminism
title_full I am the River! Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska, Literary Tradition and Hydrofeminism
title_fullStr I am the River! Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska, Literary Tradition and Hydrofeminism
title_full_unstemmed I am the River! Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska, Literary Tradition and Hydrofeminism
title_short I am the River! Wanda by Zuzanna Orlińska, Literary Tradition and Hydrofeminism
title_sort i am the river wanda by zuzanna orlinska literary tradition and hydrofeminism
topic folk tale
legend
Zuzanna Orlińska
posthumanism
hydrofeminism
reinterpretation
url https://apcz.umk.pl/LL/article/view/45250
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