Thesis
What autistic girls are made of: Presenting authentic female autistic characters through the subversion of established androcentric tropes in fictional narratives
University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Bachelor of Creative Industries (Honours), University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25907/00415
Abstract
This Honours in Creative Writing research addresses the dearth of female protagonists with autism and subverts the established androcentricity in fictional narratives. As children’s literature reflects and projects current societal and cultural realities, the lack of representation of the female autistic experience is problematic. Employing an iterative approach of practiceled research and research-led practice, this research comprises a creative artefact, Elanora is a Wonder, a work of middle grade fiction featuring a neurodiverse female protagonist. The accompanying exegesis presents foundational theory in relation to the female experience of autism, textual analysis of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) and Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005), and discussion of non-fiction texts which informed the creative practice.
Details
- Title
- What autistic girls are made of: Presenting authentic female autistic characters through the subversion of established androcentric tropes in fictional narratives
- Authors
- Shannon Horsfall - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
- Contributors
- Ross Watkins (Supervisor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
- Awarding institution
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Degree awarded
- Bachelor of Creative Industries (Honours)
- Format
- Bachelor of Creative Industries (Honours)
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- DOI
- 10.25907/00415
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99656098802621
- Output Type
- Thesis
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