EMIGRATION THROUGH THE PRISM OF GENDER (BASED ON MARIA KOVALSKA’S NOVEL ‘HANNA’)

Abstract

The article analyses the artistic representation of the female emigration experience in Maria Kovalskaya’s novel ‘Hanna’ based on a gender approach. The main focus is on the analysis of the image of the main character, Hanna, as a symbol of transitional identity, balancing between traditional cultural norms and the desire for modern self-realisation. The study shows that the novel reflects not only the historical realities of Ukrainian women’s lives in camps for displaced persons, but also the profound transformations of gender roles caused by the socio-cultural crisis of exile.