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Feminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman : Essays on the Comics, Poetry and Prose by Aaron Drucker (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786466367
ISBN-139780786466368
eBay Product ID (ePID)143600650
Product Key Features
Number of Pages296 Pages
Publication NameFeminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman : Essays on the Comics, Poetry and Prose
LanguageEnglish
SubjectScience Fiction & Fantasy, Subjects & Themes / Women, General, Comics & Graphic Novels, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorAaron Drucker
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2012-035678
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal823/.914
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction AARON DRUCKER and TARA PRESCOTT A Note on Citation Speaking the Cacophony of Angels: Gaiman's Women and the Fracturing of Phallocentric Discourse RACHEL R. MARTIN The Power of the Perky: The Feminist Rhetoric of Death LANETTE CADLE Agency Through Fragmentation? The Problem of Delirium in The Sandman JUSTIN MELLETTE It's Pretty Graphic: Sexual Violence and the Issue of "Calliope" TARA PRESCOTT Empowering Voice and Refiguring Retribution: Neil Gaiman's Anti-Feminism Feminist Parable in The Sandman AARON DRUCKER Feminist Subjectivity in Neil Gaiman's Black Orchid SARAH CANTRELL When Superheroes Awaken: The Revisionist Trope in Neil Gaiman's Marvel 1602 RENATA DALMASO Outfoxed: Feminine Folklore and Agency in The Dream Hunters CORALLINE DUPUY "A boy and his box, off to see the universe": Madness, Power and Sex in "The Doctor's Wife" EMILY CAPETTINI Unmasking M(other)hood: Third-Wave Mothering in Gaiman's Coraline and MirrorMask DANIELLE RUSSELL The Fairest of All: Snow White and Gendered Power in "Snow, Glass, Apples" ELIZABETH LAW Inverting the Fairy Tale: The Value of the Complex Female in "Chivalry" JENNIFER MCSTOTTS Feminist Fairy Tales in Who Killed Amanda Palmer MONICA MILLER Liminality and Empowerment: The Aged Woman in Neil Gaiman's "Queen of Knives" and "Chivalry" AGATA ZARZYCKA "Anathema liked to read about herself ": Preserving the Female Line in Good Omens JESSICA WALKER Doors, Vortices and the In-Between: Quantum Cosmological Goddesses in the Gaiman Multiverse KRISTINE LARSEN About the Contributors Index
SynopsisExamines the broad spectrum of Neil Gaiman's work and how he interacts with feminism. Sixteen diverse essays from Gaiman scholars and fans alike examine highlights from Gaiman's graphic novels, short stories, novels, poems and screenplays, and confront the difficult issues he raises, including femininity, the male gaze, issues of age discrimination, rape, and feminine agency., This collection of new essays looks carefully at the broad spectrum of Neil Gaiman's work and how he interacts with feminism. Sixteen diverse essays from Gaiman scholars examine highlights from Gaiman's graphic novels, short stories, novels, poems and screenplays, and confront the difficult issues he raises, including femininity, the male gaze, issues of age discrimination, rape, and feminine agency. Altogether the essays probe the difficult and complex representation of women and issues of femininity in the worlds of Neil Gaiman.
LC Classification NumberPR6057.A319Z63 2012
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