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- ISBN
- 9781612197920
- Book Title
- Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers : Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Item Length
- 8.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Philosophy, Social Science
- Topic
- Feminism & Feminist Theory, Popular Culture, Women's Studies, Good & Evil
- Item Weight
- 12.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
ISBN-10
1612197922
ISBN-13
9781612197920
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038783234
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers : Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Feminism & Feminist Theory, Popular Culture, Women's Studies, Good & Evil
Genre
Philosophy, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
Item Length
8.1 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-019602
Synopsis
Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year This "witty, engaging analysis" of female monsters in pop culture offers "provocative and incisive" commentary on society's fear of female rage and power (Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her ) Women have always been seen as monsters. Men from Aristotle to Freud have insisted that women are freakish creatures, capable of immense destruction. Maybe they are. And maybe that's a good thing. Sady Doyle, hailed as "smart, funny and fearless" by the Boston Globe , takes readers on a tour of the female dark side, from the biblical Lilith to Dracula 's Lucy Westenra, from the T-Rex in Jurassic Park to the teen witches of The Craft. She illuminates the women who have shaped our nightmares: Serial killer Ed Gein's "domineering" mother Augusta; exorcism casualty Anneliese Michel, who starved herself to death to quell her demons; author Mary Shelley, who dreamed her dead child back to life. These monsters embody patriarchal fear of women, and illustrate the violence with which men enforce traditionally feminine roles. They also speak to the primal threat of a woman who takes back her power. In a dark and dangerous world, Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers asks women to look to monsters for the ferocity we all need to survive . "Some people take a scalpel to the heart of media culture; Sady Doyle brings a bone saw, a melon baller, and a machete." --Andi Zeisler, author of We Were Feminists Once, Women have always been seen as monsters. Men from Aristotle to Freud have insisted that women are freakish creatures, capable of immense destruction. Maybe they are. And maybe that's a good thing.... Sady Doyle, hailed as "smart, funny and fearless" by the Boston Globe , takes readers on a tour of the female dark side, from the biblical Lilith to Dracula 's Lucy Westenra, from the T-Rex in Jurassic Park to the teen witches of The Craft. She illuminates the women who have shaped our nightmares: Serial killer Ed Gein's "domineering" mother Augusta; exorcism casualty Anneliese Michel, starving herself to death to quell her demons; author Mary Shelley, dreaming her dead child back to life. These monsters embody patriarchal fear of women, and illustrate the violence with which men enforce traditionally feminine roles. They also speak to the primal threat of a woman who takes back her power. In a dark and dangerous world, Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers asks women to look to monsters for the ferocity we all need to survive . "Some people take a scalpel to the heart of media culture; Sady Doyle brings a bone saw, a melon baller, and a machete."--Andi Zeisler, author of We Were Feminists Once, Funny, smart and encyclopaedic, nimbly addressing everyone from the biblical Lilith, to the movie Carrie, this book is dedicated to exploring the female dark side, as represented in female monsters throughout pop culture. These monsters express taboo truths about female life, and femininity. They speak to urges women are encouraged to hide, or deny. They also speak to the viciousness with which a sexist society inflicts traditionally feminine roles upon us. This is a sympathetic look at the women we fear and what they show us about how women navigate a dangerous and frightening world.
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HQ1233
Copyright Date
2019
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