Neoliberalism and social patterns : constructions of home and community in contemporary New Zealand fiction : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in English at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorShaw, Kirsten Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-17T02:12:39Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.date.available2009-04-17T02:12:39Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractConstructions of home, family and community as ways of belonging have been ongoing discourses in New Zealand. This thesis examines constructions of home and family in works of fiction by four contemporary New Zealand authors: Alice Tawhai, Charlotte Grimshaw, Witi Ihimaera and Damien Wilkins. It asks how the main sociological characteristics of the period are presented and performed through fiction. Through these characters and their situations these authors expose the social fantasy of contemporary New Zealand society: that of individual reflexive opportunity. The twentieth century has seen a changing social fabric with loosening of bonds and the increase of individualism. The New Zealand way of life is changing, with increasing interconnectedness of the world through globalisation. Neo-liberal ideology, itself a response to globalising effects, has exacerbated social fragmentation and income disparity. Neoliberalism, a retreat of the state from both financial control and support of individuals, presumes a logic of market-forces and rational choice based on the maximisation of opportunity. This has implications for the individual’s sense of self and ways of belonging as the New Zealand subject is increasingly premised on personal responsibility. This thesis looks at the economic and sociological analyses of neoliberalism and asks if they are confirmed in the fiction.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/736
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectFictionen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealand fictionen_US
dc.subjectAlice Tawhaien_US
dc.subjectCharlotte Grimshawen_US
dc.subjectWiti Ihimaeraen_US
dc.subjectDamien Wilkinsen_US
dc.subjectNeoliberalismen_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::420000 Language and Culture::420200 Literature Studies::420201 New Zealand literature in Englishen_US
dc.titleNeoliberalism and social patterns : constructions of home and community in contemporary New Zealand fiction : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in English at Massey University, Albany, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorShaw, Kirsten Elizabeth
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglishen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
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