Från flickor till fittor - en jämförande analys av två feministiska pjäser

Abstract

This essay analyzes the scripts of the swedish plays Jösses flickor! Befrielsen är nära (Jeez girls! Liberation is at hand) from 1974 and Jösses flickor – återkomsten (Jeez girls – the return) from 2006. The analysis is done within the theoretical framework of political and feministic theatre. The essay also includes a discourse analysis of the reviews that were written about the plays and the debates that followed. The result shows that the feministic discourse has changed primarily in two ways. In the 1970's there was a large confidence in the collective, in the 2000's focus has shifted to the individual and to intersectional perspectives. The discourse in the 1970's focused on concepts such as women's interests and in the 2000's it has changed to a discussion about feminism, concerning both genders.