Undergraduate Honors Thesis

 

Power and Insecurity: Foucauldian Biopolitics in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" 公开 Deposited

https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/undergraduate_honors_theses/gh93h007c
Abstract
  • This thesis examines Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein using Michel Foucault’s theories of biopolitics. It interprets each of its primary characters as analogous to the groups and institutions involved in political power, and assesses the decisions and behaviors of the primary characters as expressions of various forms of authority as described by Foucault. The thesis finds that the characters’ inconsistent employment of power generates significant instability throughout the text, and concludes that the novel ultimately condemns capriciousness and lack of self-knowledge.
Creator
Date Awarded
  • 2018-01-01
Academic Affiliation
Advisor
Committee Member
Granting Institution
Subject
最新修改
  • 2019-12-02
Resource Type
权利声明
Language

关联

属于 Collection:

单件