Feminist Perspectives on Contemporary Zombies, Vampires, and Witches: Radical Monstrosity in Literature, Film, and TV (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138906883 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Though some popular mainstream texts (from Harry Potter to Twilight) still participate in historically inherited conventions, feminist analysis reveals that many millennial texts utilize monster-figures to critique regressive patriarchal ideologies and/or champion female monstrosity and (human) female agency. This book will contribute to essential discussions in feminism, popular culture, gender and sexuality studies, cultural studies, film studies, and contemporary literature.. This book explores three monstrous figures prominent in contemporary popular culturezombies, vampires, and witchesfrom a feminist perspective, visiting a range of novels, television series, and films from the 1990s-2010s. Monsters, creatures both incredibly potent and popular, can serve as conduits through which to lay bare existing problems and reveal possible ways forward. Rather than using zombies, vampires, and witches to conserve the status quo, millennial monsters and human heroes, especially female ones, are often deployed to envision a more feminist, egalitarian future with less violence and more social justice. In a culture in which post-feminist
Heidi Breuer is Associate Professor of Literature and Writing at California State University, San Marcos, USA. Natalie Wilson is Lecturer in Literature and Writing at California State University, San Marcos, USA.
Natalie Wilson is Lecturer in Literature and Writing at California State University, San Marcos, USA.. About the AuthorHeidi Breuer is Associate Professor of Literature and Writing at California State University, San Marcos, USA