Gender and Female Villains in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives: From Evil Queens to Wicked Witches

This edited collection explores female villains in 21st-century fairy tale narratives, focusing on gender representation, character evolution, and issues such as vanity, body dysmorphia, fandom, the lesbian gaze, and morality. It breaks new ground by putting the female villain at the center of academic study.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 11 February 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Female villains have long been a captivating and complex aspect of fairy tale narratives, often overlooked in academic studies. This edited collection seeks to rectify that by focusing on the representation of female villains in 21st-century media. The chapters in this collection come from various academic disciplines, including television and film studies, fan studies, character analysis, gender studies, feminist studies, and audience analysis. By employing a gender studies lens, the collection explores a range of issues, such as vanity, body dysmorphia, femslash fandom, the lesbian gaze, the queering of the villain-hero dichotomy, and morality and femininity.

Furthermore, it delves into physical disability, maternal subversion, social exclusion, and the construction of beauty ideals as they apply to female villains. By placing the female villain at the center of academic study, this collection breaks new ground and offers valuable insights into the complex and multifaceted nature of these characters.

In conclusion, Gender and Female Villains in 21st-Century Fairy Tale Narratives: From Evil Queens to Wicked Witches is a groundbreaking collection that sheds light on the representation of female villains in modern media. It provides a valuable contribution to the field of gender studies and offers a fresh perspective on these often-overlooked characters.

Weight: 482g
Dimension: 161 x 239 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781801175654