[PDF] The New Heroines eBook

Author : Katheryn Wright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN :

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This book explores how the next generation of teen and young adult heroines in popular culture are creating a new feminist ideal for the 21st century. Representations of a teenage girl who is unique or special occur again and again in coming-of-age stories. It's an irresistible concept: the heroine who seems just like every other, but under the surface, she has the potential to change the world. This book examines the cultural significance of teen and young adult female characters—the New Heroines—in popular culture. The book addresses a wide range of examples primarily from the past two decades, with several chapters focusing on a specific heroic figure in popular culture. In addition, the author offers a comparative analysis between the "New Woman" figure from the late 19th and early 20th century and the New Heroine in the 21st century. Readers will understand how representations of teenage girls in fiction and nonfiction are positioned as heroic because of their ability to find out about themselves by connecting with other people, their environment, and technology.

Author : Helena Bassil-Morozow
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 2023-06-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1000889130

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This thought-provoking volume offers an overview of contemporary representations of prominent female characters as they appear in an array of moving-image narratives from a Jungian and post-Jungian perspective. Applying a theoretical frame that is richly informed by the Jungian and post-Jungian concepts of persona, individuation, and archetypes, works including Fleabag (2016-2019), Ladybird (2017), and The Queen’s Gambit (2020) as well as Disney productions such as Brave (2012), Moana (2016), and Frozen (2013), are contextualized and discussed alongside their non-screen precedents and contemporaries, including myths, fairy tales, and works of literature, to closely examine new patterns of the female journey. This book identifies how young female characters rebel against the female persona of previous eras through the trickster, the shadow, and other archetypes, comparing the contemporary female protagonist with her predecessors to assess the new paths, roles, and milestones available to her. Examining the construction of the female persona across time periods and mediums in an accessibly written yet academic style, this book is the first of its kind. With a fulsome account of the progressive developments in entertainment media and Jungian thought, this book is essential reading for students and scholars of film, as well as anyone with an interest in analytical psychology and wider feminist issues in contemporary culture.

Author : Sally Ledger
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 13,34 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9780719040931

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By comparing fictional representations with "real" New Women in late-Victorian Britain, Sally Ledger makes a major contribution to an understanding of the "Woman Question" at the end of the century. Chapters on imperialism, socialism, sexual decadence, and metropolitan life situate the "revolting daughters" of the Victorian age in a broader cultural context than previous studies.

Author : Patricia Monaghan
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Includes information on "more than 1,500 goddesses from Australia, Africa, North and South America, Asia, Europe."--Cover.

Author : Martha Moffitt Peacock
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,58 MB
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9004432159

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A novel and female empowering interpretive approach to these artistic archetypes in her analysis of Imaging Women of Consequence in the Dutch Golden Age.

Author : Forrest Izard
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 20,10 MB
Release : 2023-11-12
Category : Performing Arts
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In 'Heroines of the Modern Stage' by Forrest Izard, the author delves into the portrayal of female characters in modern theater, examining their roles, complexities, and impact on the stage. Izard's analytical approach to the literary and social significance of these heroines offers readers a thought-provoking exploration of gender dynamics and representation in contemporary plays. Through detailed character studies and nuanced interpretations, Izard sheds light on the evolution of women's roles in theater, highlighting the power and agency of these heroines in shaping narratives and challenging societal norms. Drawing on a range of dramatic works, from classic plays to avant-garde productions, Izard demonstrates the enduring relevance of these strong and multifaceted characters in the modern theatrical landscape. Forrest Izard, a renowned theater scholar and critic, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to 'Heroines of the Modern Stage'. His deep understanding of dramatic literature and feminist theory enriches the book's insightful analysis, offering readers a comprehensive study of female representation in contemporary theater. This insightful and meticulously researched book is a must-read for theater enthusiasts, academics, and anyone interested in the intersection of gender, performance, and culture.

Author : Barbara Tepa Lupack
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 35,73 MB
Release : 2023-11-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1666913979

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In The Othering of Women in Silent Film: Cultural, Historical, and Literary Contexts, Barbara Tepa Lupackexplores the rampant racial and gender stereotyping depicted in early cinema, demonstrating how those stereotypes helped shape American attitudes and practices. Using social, cultural, literary, and cinema history as a focus, this book offers insights into issues of Othering, including discrimination, exclusion, and sexism, that are as timely today as they were a century ago. Lupack not only examines the ways that dominant cinema of the era imprinted indelible and pejorative images of women—including African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and New Women/Suffragists—but also reveals the ways in which a number of pioneering early filmmakers and performers attempted to counter those depictions by challenging the imagery, interrogating the stereotypes, and re-politicizing the familiar narratives. Scholars of film, gender, history, and race studies will find this book of particular interest.

Author : Karen O'Connor
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1105 pages
File Size : 26,23 MB
Release : 2010-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412960835

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These volumes provide an authoritative reference resource on leadership issues specific to women and gender, with a focus on positive aspects and opportunities for leadership in various domains.

Author : Elizabeth V. Burt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 10,76 MB
Release : 2000-06-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313032378

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Little has been published about press organizations, and even less about women's press organizations. This book is the first to document the history of women's press organizations. In addition to rich historical accounts of some of these organizations, it also provides a picture of many of the women journalists involved in these press organizations, many of whom were leaders, both in journalism and in the social movements of their time. This book is a description and analysis of forty women's press organizations that have been key to the development of women writers of the press since the first established organization in 1881. Each entry describes the challenges faced by women that brought about the establishment of the organization at that particular time and place, some of the women who played key roles in the group's leadership, the group' s major activities and programs and its contributions to women of the press. The main purpose of these organizations was to provide women with a place where they could discuss professional issues and career strategies at a time when they were largely excluded from or marginalized by male-dominated media institutions. However, many also reflected the interests of some of the social and political reform movements associated with the women's movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the woman suffrage, peace, and ERA movements. Although some of the organizations described here no longer exist, new ones have taken on the challenge, in a profession where women still do not have equity.