Spatial Constructs and Subject Formation in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: an Analytical Inquiry
This article explores the relationship between spatiality and the formation of feminine subjectivity in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. By tracing the protagonist Mary’s intellectual journey, the study examines how space — material and symbolic — shapes agency, autonomy, and visibility within...
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This article explores the relationship between spatiality and the formation of feminine subjectivity in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. By tracing the protagonist Mary’s intellectual journey, the study examines how space — material and symbolic — shapes agency, autonomy, and visibility within gendered constraints. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from Michel de Certeau, Henri Lefebvre, Victoria Rosner, and Mark Wigley, the analysis foregrounds the role of spatial practices in negotiating identity under Victorian social norms. The article contributes to feminist literary criticism by offering a spatial reading of Woolf’s essay and reaffirming its relevance to contemporary debates on gender and space.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e813ef9ea2ff4065b6d299a96629227f2025-08-20T03:20:47ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaIlha do Desterro0101-48462175-80262025-06-0178110.5007/2175-8026.2025.e103769Spatial Constructs and Subject Formation in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: an Analytical InquiryEverton Rocha Vecchihttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-5713-9444Humberto Fois-Braga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-2564Guilherme Augusto Pereira Maltahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8778-7763 This article explores the relationship between spatiality and the formation of feminine subjectivity in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. By tracing the protagonist Mary’s intellectual journey, the study examines how space — material and symbolic — shapes agency, autonomy, and visibility within gendered constraints. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from Michel de Certeau, Henri Lefebvre, Victoria Rosner, and Mark Wigley, the analysis foregrounds the role of spatial practices in negotiating identity under Victorian social norms. The article contributes to feminist literary criticism by offering a spatial reading of Woolf’s essay and reaffirming its relevance to contemporary debates on gender and space. https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/103769Spatial ConstructsSubject FormationGender DynamicsVirginia WoolfFeminist Literary Analysis |
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| title | Spatial Constructs and Subject Formation in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: an Analytical Inquiry |
| title_full | Spatial Constructs and Subject Formation in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: an Analytical Inquiry |
| title_fullStr | Spatial Constructs and Subject Formation in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: an Analytical Inquiry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial Constructs and Subject Formation in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: an Analytical Inquiry |
| title_short | Spatial Constructs and Subject Formation in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: an Analytical Inquiry |
| title_sort | spatial constructs and subject formation in virginia woolf s a room of one s own an analytical inquiry |
| topic | Spatial Constructs Subject Formation Gender Dynamics Virginia Woolf Feminist Literary Analysis |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/103769 |
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