Gender and Female Villains in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives

2022-02-11
Gender and Female Villains in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives

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  • Author: Natalie Le Clue
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
  • ISBN: 1801175667
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 254

For every hero, there is a villain, and for every villain there is a story. But how much do we really know about the villain? Filling a gap in the field of gender representation and character evolution, the chapters in this edited collection focus on female villains in the fairy tale narratives of 21st Century media.

Postmodern Fairy Tales

2010-08-03
Postmodern Fairy Tales

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  • Author: Cristina Bacchilega
  • Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
  • ISBN: 0812200632
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 222

Postmodern Fairy Tales seeks to understand the fairy tale not as children's literature but within the broader context of folklore and literary studies. It focuses on the narrative strategies through which women are portrayed in four classic stories: "Snow White," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Bluebeard." Bacchilega traces the oral sources of each tale, offers a provocative interpretation of contemporary versions by Angela Carter, Robert Coover, Donald Barthelme, Margaret Atwood, and Tanith Lee, and explores the ways in which the tales are transformed in film, television, and musicals.

Contemporary Fairy-Tale Magic

2020-01-13
Contemporary Fairy-Tale Magic

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  • Publisher: BRILL
  • ISBN: 9004418997
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 358

Contemporary Fairy-Tale Magic studies the impact of fairy tales on contemporary cultures from an interdisciplinary perspective, with special emphasis on how literature and film are retelling classic fairy tales for modern audiences.

Gender and the Male Character in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives

2024-09-16
Gender and the Male Character in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives

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  • Author: Natalie Le Clue
  • Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
  • ISBN: 9781837537891
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Putting Prince Charming in the academic spotlight, this collection examines the evolution of male fairy tale characters across modern series and films to bridge a gap that afflicts multiple disciplines.

Navigating Tattooed Women’s Bodies

2021-10-01
Navigating Tattooed Women’s Bodies

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  • Author: Charlotte Dann
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
  • ISBN: 1839098309
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 128

This book explores how we understand tattooed women’s bodies in the UK – through the lens of gender and class. Unpacking themes which focus on how femininity is embodied, and how unwritten rules are broken or followed, Charlotte Dann demonstrates how meaning is key to our understanding of female body art.

Gender and Parenting in the Worlds of Alien and Blade Runner

2021-08-11
Gender and Parenting in the Worlds of Alien and Blade Runner

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  • Author: Amanda DiGioia
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
  • ISBN: 1839829400
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 144

Gender and Parenting in the Worlds of Alien and Blade Runner is a comparative, gendered analysis study of Ridley Scott’s contributions to the genre of science fiction and horror cinema, showcasing how patriarchal and gendered expectations regarding women, usually associated with the past, still run rampant.

Gender and Action Films

2022-11-24
Gender and Action Films

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  • Author: Steven Gerrard
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
  • ISBN: 1801175144
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 193

Focusing on a less acknowledged period in Action Cinema history, Gender and Action Films prioritises female led action movies and champion a more meaningful interaction and representation between the Action genre and contemporary issues of race, sexuality, and gender.

Tattooing and the Gender Turn

2023-10-19
Tattooing and the Gender Turn

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  • Author: Emma Beckett
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
  • ISBN: 1802623019
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 153

Drawing on interviews with women and queer tattoo artists from across the US, UK and Australia, this book explores their experiences in what has historically been a male-dominated industry to reveal how tattooing has undergone a ‘gender turn’ and a subsequent shift in gender relations.

Gender and Action Films 1980-2000

2022-11-24
Gender and Action Films 1980-2000

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  • Author: Steven Gerrard
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
  • ISBN: 1801175063
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 249

Gender and Action Films 1980-2000 offers insights into the intertwined concepts of gender and action, and how their portrayal developed in the Action Movie genre during the final two decades of the twentieth century. A necessity for academics, students and lovers of film and media and those interested in gender studies.

Gender and Action Films 2000 and Beyond

2022-11-24
Gender and Action Films 2000 and Beyond

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  • Author: Steven Gerrard
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
  • ISBN: 1801175187
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 193

Gender and Action Films 2000 and Beyond: Transformations looks at Action Cinema from the old to the new, offering an exciting interrogation of the portrayal of gender in the new millennia. A necessity for academics, students and lovers of film and media and those interested in gender studies.