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March 3, 20260 citations

Evolving Femininities in English and French Chick-Lit

GTGalyna TsaproBorys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University

Key Points

  • Chick-lit evolves from ironic self-parody to moral realism, emphasizing emotional ethics in narratives.
  • The genre transitions away from humor and consumerist views to portray genuine women's experiences.
  • Analysis across English and French texts highlights the cultural differences and similarities in representations.
  • This evolution points to a broader trend of how femininity is depicted in literature over time.

Abstract

This paper traces the three-stage evolution of English and French chick-lit from ironic self-parody to a mode of moral realism, showing how the genre gradually replaces humour and consumerist optimism with sincerity, emotional ethics, and reflective representations of women’s lives.

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Galyna Tsapro (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a76232c6e9836116a30784
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