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    After the end: reproduction and subversion of gender stereotypes in post-apocalyptic narratives
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2021) Pekserbes, Fulya; Diken, Ebru Çiğdem Thwaites
    ABSTRACT: Within thelasttwodecades,somepost-apocalypticnarrativeswithprogressivegender rhetoric and strong, rebellious heroines have been adapted to screen. These critically acclaimed feministpost-apocalypticnarrativesmanagedtoleadchangewithinagenre that are commonly acclaimed to be white, cisgender, male-dominated. Through their storylines that center around the struggle for social and environmental justice in the face of patriarchy, oppression, and capitalism; and their heroines who lead the fight with not only strength and determination but also with care and compassion, these narratives succeeded to challenge the status quo, binary oppositions and value hierarchies. While seeing these representations of independent, strong and compassionate women who rebel against the patriarchal order within a genre that is commonly acclaimed to be dominated by men is extremely empowering, these narratives reproduce some gender essentialist, reductionist views of radical and cultural feminism such as women being nicer, kinder and more moralthanmen.This research suggests that within these narratives, while some aspects of this patriarchal gender norms are reimagined and reconstructed, some other deeply-seated ones remain unchallenged and taken for granted. In order to analyze this argument, this research will look into the waysthatgenderessentialistdiscoursehavebleedintotwo of the critically acclaimed feminist narratives of the last decade; The Hunger Games and Mad Max: Fury Road and try to unravel hidden essentialism thatmaybelurking within empowerment.