Futility of Feminist Aspirations in Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls: A Postfeminist Reading

Faculty Art Year: 2017
Type of Publication: ZU Hosted Pages:
Authors:
Marwa Ramadan Abdelkader Amien
Journal: ELLS ELLS Volume:
Keywords : Futility , Feminist Aspirations , Caryl Churchill’s , Girls:    
Abstract:
Top Girls (1982) is a controversial play which puts Caryl Churchill’s stance as a feminist under question. This paper examines Top Girls with reference to postfeminism which advocates primary feminist goals but challenges some dominant femi
    
     
 
       

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