Tsapro, Galyna (2025) Self-irony and female voice in French and English chick lit In: Мова, література, культура: на перетині традицій та інновацій, 12-13 грудня 2025 р., м. Чернігів, Україна.
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Abstract
This paper analyses self-irony as a communicative and narrative strategy in French and English chick-lit, focusing on how a self-ironic female voice contributes to the construction of contemporary models of femininity. Drawing on a comparative close reading of selected novels, the study examines how humour, self-deprecation, and first-person narration allow heroines to negotiate vulnerability, social expectations, and reader evaluation. The findings show that, despite stylistic differences between English and French traditions, self-irony functions in both contexts as a culturally meaningful resource for managing self-presentation, fostering reader solidarity, and articulating emotionally credible female identities.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | chick lit; self-irony; female voice; gender and discourse; French and English fiction |
| Subjects: | Наукові конференції > Всеукраїнські |
| Divisions: | Факультет романо-германської філології > Кафедра англійської мови та комунікації |
| Depositing User: | доцент Галина Юріївна Цапро |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2026 09:06 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2026 09:06 |
| URI: | https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/56415 |
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