Abstract

This study delves into the unexplored realm of campus fiction, examining the works of Suzette Mayr and Janice MacDonald, two Canadian university professors, through the lens of feminist narratology. Focusing on Dr. Edith Wane and the Hares of Crawley Hall and Another Margaret, this research investigates how these campus novels employ narrative strategies to construct female discourse and establish female authority. Despite the presence of female voices, the irony of silenced or unheard female narratives persists. Through a critical analysis of narrative voice, focalization, and speech, this study reveals the ways in which Mayr and Macdonald magnify female emotions and feelings through feminist consciousness. The authors’ use of heterodiegetic and homodiegetic narrative structures, coupled with internal focalization, creates a dynamic where both female and male characters are afforded opportunities to observe and speak. This research contributes to the existing body of feminist narratology, shedding light on the underexamined intersection of campus fiction and trauma.