SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
O.1. Elaboration of the conceptual framework and establishment of the corpus for analysis
Intermediate targets:
elaboration of a comprehensive and functional definition of the novel of memory
delimitation of the corpus for analysis
revisiting relevant critical and theoretical literature
establishing the methodology and case studies
O.2. Literary, cultural and comparative analysis of the novel of memory in Romania
Intermediate targets:
establishing the sub-genres of the Romanian Memory Novel
carrying out qualitative and quantitative analysis: temporal and generational distribution of subgenres, distribution according to the gender of authors, degree of exportability through translations, common formal characteristics
O.3. Establishing patterns of the novel of memory through trans-national case studies
Intermediate targets:
analysis of Transnational Networks of Gender: The Post communist, Postcolonial, Post-Totalitarian
novel establishing common patterns through comparative studies