Unbecoming female monsters : witches, vampires, and virgins / Cristina Santos.

Author
Santos, Cristina, 1972- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
Description
xxii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Latin American gender and sexualities [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "A multicultural and interdisciplinary work that traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of sociocultural fears of female sexuality and reproductive powers. This book examines the female sexual maturation cycle and the various archetypes of female monsters associated with each stage of sexual development as seen in literature, art, film, television, and popular culture. Recommended for scholars of Latin American studies, literature, cultural studies, women and gender studies, popular culture, and film studies"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-170), filmography (pages 171-174), and index.
    Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Permissions
    • Introduction
    • Turning back the clock : "modern" virginities
    • Breaking in vs. breaking out : negotiating the transition from girlhood to womanhood
    • Maligned mother(hood)s
    • Fairy tale witches and much more
    • Life isn't a fairy tale and I'm no princess : the case of countess Elizabeth Bathory
    • Epilogue
    • Works cited
    • Filmography
    • About the author.
    ISBN
    • 9781498529631 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    • 1498529631 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    • 1498529658 (pbk)
    • 9781498529655 (pbk)
    LCCN
    2016049487
    OCLC
    958798195
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