TY - T1 - A Raisin in the Sun as feminist text : racialised gender roles, female agency and representation across mediums SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202105312390; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/330410 T3 - A1 - Timko, Maria Alexandra A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - This thesis examines the role of the three female protagonists in Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun. The thesis argues against the interpretation of the play as pro-integration and assimilationist and posits instead that there is an inherent radicalism in the play that reflects the feminist and political views of its author. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the feminist themes are highlighted through the three female protagonists of Raisin: Ruth, Beneatha and Lena Yo... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Lorraine Hansberry; American Black Feminism; A Raisin in the Sun; race; gender; representation; ei opintosuuntaa; no specialization; ingen studieinriktning; Englannin kielen ja kirjallisuuden maisteriohjelma; Master's Programme in English Studies; Magisterprogrammet i engelska språket och litteraturen N1 - PP - ER -