Gender and Werewolf Cinema

(livre en anglais)

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de Jason Barr

Type

Etudes

Sujet

Genre > Horreur

Mots Clés

horreur, genre (sexe), monstres

Année d'édition

2020

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Broché • 170 pages
15 x 23 cm

ISBN

978-1-4766-6638-9

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Description de l'ouvrage :
It all begins with a howl, the unsettling sound which tells audiences that someone will soon become a werewolf. But the changes that occur during that transformation aren’t just physical; they are psychological as well. Unremarkable men become domineering leaders. Innocuous men become violent and overtly sexual. In films from The Wolf Man and An American Werewolf in London to Ginger Snaps, when the protagonists become werewolves, their perceptions of their gender and their masculinity or femininity change dramatically.

This volume explores how werewolves in cinema have provided an avenue for frank and often enlightening conversations about gender roles and masculinity. Werewolves are indeed a harbinger of change, but the genre of werewolf cinema itself has changed over time in how different styles of masculinity and different gender identities are portrayed.

À propos de l'auteur :
Jason Barr is an associate professor at Blue Ridge Community College. His work has appeared in African American Review, Explicator, The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, and The Journal of Caribbean Literatures, among others. He lives in Weyers Cave, Virginia.

Revue de Presse :
Winner, Best New Cinema Book—Book Authority

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