Dreamland Paranoias: Californian Quests for Feminist Order in Thomas Pynchon’s and David Lynch’s Works 

Komorowska, Katarzyna (Date of defense: 2021-01-27)

This thesis examines paranoid perception as a tool for the emancipation of women in Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49 and David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. Both the novel and the film are set in a California which creates ...