Cristina Santos

Unbecoming Female Monsters

Witches, Vampires, and Virgins

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of sociocultural fears of female sexuality and reproductive power. It examines the female maturation cycle and the archetypes of female monsters associated with each stage of development in literature, art, film, and television with a particular focus on Latin American work.

Produktdetails

• Latin American Gender and Sexualities
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 343g
• ISBN-13: 9781498529655
• ISBN-10: 1498529658
• Artikelnr.: 53688682

Autorenporträt

Cristina Santos is associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Brock University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Permissions Introduction Chapter One: Turning Back the
Clock: "Modern" Virginities Chapter Two: Breaking In vs. Breaking Out:
Negotiating the Transition from Girlhood to Womanhood Chapter Three:
Maligned Mother(hood)s Chapter Four: Fairy Tale Witches and Much More
Chapter Five: Life Isn't a Fairy Tale and I'm No Princess: The Case of
Countess Elizabeth Bathory Epilogue Works Cited Filmography About the
Author