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“Madness in its Place”: Ecofeminism in Janet Frame’s Faces in the Water
Southeast Asian Review of English Pub Date : 2018-07-03 , DOI: 10.22452/sare.vol55no1.4
Foong Soon Seng

In the twentieth century, placing madwomen in mental institutions was considered a civilised and progressive idea. Mental institutions were said to provide a soothing and calming environment for the patients in order to help them heal. However, Istina Mavet, the (mad)woman protagonist of New Zealand author Janet Frame’s Faces in the Water (1961), records her unforgettable experiences of being locked up at the Cliffhaven and Treecroft Mental Institutions for being “different”. The material space of the mental institutions influences Istina’s emotions and further distresses her. The aesthetic space of the mental establishment is superseded by its oppressive material space, which facilitates containment and exercises control over its female inmates. Hence, the healing process serves as a form of punishment to inmates. The spatial separation of the madwomen in the mental institution mirrors their patriarchal oppression. The comfort of the patients is pushed aside and their natural surroundings ignored. This paper adopts the new materialism approach as a complement to its ecofeminist perspective. It examines the “healing spaces” that have ironically affected the inmates’ mental well-being and disrupted the recovery process. It argues that although Istina is labelled a “madwoman,” she challenges the notion of “sanity” by displaying a sense of realism in her narration and by using it as a strategy for survival. Madness is therefore perceived as part of her “landscape” to aid her identity construction.

中文翻译:

“取代自己的疯狂”:珍妮特·帧在水中的面孔中的生态女性主义

在20世纪,将疯子放在精神病院中被认为是一种文明的进步观念。据说精神病院为患者提供了舒缓和镇定的环境,以帮助他们康复。然而,新西兰作家珍妮特·帧(Janet Frame)的《水中的面孔》(1961)的(疯)女主角伊斯蒂娜·马维特(Istina Mavet)记录了她因“与众不同”而被困在Cliffhaven和Treecroft心理机构中的难忘经历。心理机构的物质空间影响了Istina的情绪,并进一步困扰了她。精神场所的审美空间被其压迫性物质空间所取代,后者促进了对女性囚犯的控制和锻炼。因此,康复过程是对囚犯的一种惩罚。心理机构中的女权分子在空间上的分离反映了他们对父权制的压迫。患者的舒适感被抛在一边,他们的自然环境被忽略了。本文采用了新的唯物主义方法作为其生态女性主义观点的补充。它研究了具有讽刺意味的影响囚犯心理健康并破坏康复过程的“康复空间”。它辩称,尽管Istina被贴上了“疯子”的标签,但她通过在叙述中表现出一种现实感并将其用作生存策略来挑战“理智”的概念。因此,疯狂被视为她的“风景”的一部分,以帮助她的身份建构。本文采用了新的唯物主义方法作为其生态女性主义观点的补充。它研究了具有讽刺意味的影响囚犯心理健康并破坏康复过程的“康复空间”。它辩称,尽管Istina被贴上了“疯子”的标签,但她通过在叙述中表现出一种现实感并将其用作生存策略来挑战“理智”的概念。因此,疯狂被视为她的“风景”的一部分,以帮助她的身份建构。本文采用了新的唯物主义方法作为其生态女性主义观点的补充。它研究了具有讽刺意味的影响囚犯心理健康并破坏康复过程的“康复空间”。它辩称,尽管Istina被贴上了“疯子”的标签,但她通过在叙述中表现出一种现实感并将其用作生存策略来挑战“理智”的概念。因此,疯狂被视为她的“风景”的一部分,以帮助她的身份建构。她通过在叙述中表现出现实感并将其用作生存策略来挑战“理智”的概念。因此,疯狂被视为她的“风景”的一部分,以帮助她的身份建构。她通过在叙述中表现出现实感并将其用作生存策略来挑战“理智”的概念。因此,疯狂被视为她的“风景”的一部分,以帮助她的身份建构。
更新日期:2018-07-03
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