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In Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls, Briseis's subjectivity transcends traditional binary frameworks of agency versus silence, functioning instead as a processual, nomadic becoming that escapes patriarchal structures through relational encounters. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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To examine the transformation of Briseis' character in Pat Barker's novel beyond binary agency frameworks by utilizing Deleuzo-Guattarian spatial theories and Braidotti's nomadic subjectivity.

September 8, 2026Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social SciencesOpen Access

Briseis’ Nomadic Subjectivity in Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls

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Textual analysis reveals the emergence of nomadic subjectivity in Pat Barker’s portrayal of Briseis, highlighting how fluid spatial resistance dismantles patriarchal mythologies.

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To examine the transformation of Briseis' character in Pat Barker's novel beyond binary agency frameworks by utilizing Deleuzo-Guattarian spatial theories and Braidotti's nomadic subjectivity.
Applied Deleuzo-Guattarian theoretical concepts of smooth space, striated space, deterritorialization, and lines of flight.
Integrated Rosi Braidotti's conceptualization of nomadic subjectivity to conduct a literary textual analysis of Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls.
Demonstrated that the Trojan war camp acts as a striated space structured by the patriarchal male gaze, initially reducing Briseis to a commodified, static vessel of hegemonic masculinity.
Showed that Briseis carves lines of flight through narration, relationships with enslaved women, and non-human encounters, moving into smooth spaces of ongoing, nomadic becoming.

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Gökçenaz Gayret (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd78a58e84d0ff5b4639d https://doi.org/10.47777/cankujhss.1882952

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September 8, 2026Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social SciencesOpen Access

Briseis’ Nomadic Subjectivity in Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls

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GGGökçenaz Gayret

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Overview

Textual analysis reveals the emergence of nomadic subjectivity in Pat Barker’s portrayal of Briseis, highlighting how fluid spatial resistance dismantles patriarchal mythologies.

Key Points

To examine the transformation of Briseis' character in Pat Barker's novel beyond binary agency frameworks by utilizing Deleuzo-Guattarian spatial theories and Braidotti's nomadic subjectivity.
Applied Deleuzo-Guattarian theoretical concepts of smooth space, striated space, deterritorialization, and lines of flight.
Integrated Rosi Braidotti's conceptualization of nomadic subjectivity to conduct a literary textual analysis of Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls.
Demonstrated that the Trojan war camp acts as a striated space structured by the patriarchal male gaze, initially reducing Briseis to a commodified, static vessel of hegemonic masculinity.
Showed that Briseis carves lines of flight through narration, relationships with enslaved women, and non-human encounters, moving into smooth spaces of ongoing, nomadic becoming.

Cite This Study

Gökçenaz Gayret (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd78a58e84d0ff5b4639d https://doi.org/10.47777/cankujhss.1882952

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