Unbecoming Female Monsters

Witches, Vampires, and Virgins

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Central & South American
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Author: Cristina Santos ISBN: 9781498529648
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: December 7, 2016
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Cristina Santos
ISBN: 9781498529648
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: December 7, 2016
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

Unbecoming Female Monsters: Witches, Vampires, and Virgins is a multi-cultural and interdisciplinary work that traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of socio-cultural 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.

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Unbecoming Female Monsters: Witches, Vampires, and Virgins is a multi-cultural and interdisciplinary work that traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of socio-cultural 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.

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