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Screaming, Flying, and Laughing: Magical Feminism's Witches in Contemporary Film, Television and Novels

Kimberly Ann Wells

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Description:This project argues that there is a previously unnamed canon of literature calledMagical Feminism which exists across many current popular (even lowbrow) genressuch as science-fiction, fantasy, so-called realistic literature, and contemporarytelevision and film. I define Magical Feminism as a genre quite similar to MagicalRealism, but assert that its main political thrust is to model a feminist agency for itsreaders. To define this genre, I closely-read the image of the female magic user as oneof the most important Magical Feminist metaphors. I argue that the female magicuser–commonly called the witch, but also labeled priestess, mistress, shaman, mambo,healer, midwife– is a metaphor for female unruliness and disruption to patriarchy andas such, is usually portrayed as evil and deserving of punishment. I assert that many(although not all) of the popular texts this genre includes are overlooked or ignored bythe academy, and thus, that an important focus for contemporary feminism is missed.When the texts are noticed by parts of the academy, they are mostly considered popularculture novelty acts, not serious political genres. As part of my argument, I analyze third wave feminism’s attempt to reconcile traits previously considered less thanfeminist, such as the domestic. I also deconstruct the popular media’s negativeportrayal of contemporary feminism and the resulting reluctance for many youngwomen to identify themselves as feminist. I also argue that this reluctance goes hand inhand with a growing attempt to seek new models for empowering femaleepistemologies. My assertion is that these texts are the classrooms where many readerslearn their feminism. Finally, I list a short bibliography as a way of defining canon oftexts that should be considered Magical Feminist.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Screaming, Flying, and Laughing: Magical Feminism's Witches in Contemporary Film, Television and Novels. To get started finding Screaming, Flying, and Laughing: Magical Feminism's Witches in Contemporary Film, Television and Novels, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 287

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Publisher: UMI

Release: 2007

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Description: This project argues that there is a previously unnamed canon of literature calledMagical Feminism which exists across many current popular (even lowbrow) genressuch as science-fiction, fantasy, so-called realistic literature, and contemporarytelevision and film. I define Magical Feminism as a genre quite similar to MagicalRealism, but assert that its main political thrust is to model a feminist agency for itsreaders. To define this genre, I closely-read the image of the female magic user as oneof the most important Magical Feminist metaphors. I argue that the female magicuser–commonly called the witch, but also labeled priestess, mistress, shaman, mambo,healer, midwife– is a metaphor for female unruliness and disruption to patriarchy andas such, is usually portrayed as evil and deserving of punishment. I assert that many(although not all) of the popular texts this genre includes are overlooked or ignored bythe academy, and thus, that an important focus for contemporary feminism is missed.When the texts are noticed by parts of the academy, they are mostly considered popularculture novelty acts, not serious political genres. As part of my argument, I analyze third wave feminism’s attempt to reconcile traits previously considered less thanfeminist, such as the domestic. I also deconstruct the popular media’s negativeportrayal of contemporary feminism and the resulting reluctance for many youngwomen to identify themselves as feminist. I also argue that this reluctance goes hand inhand with a growing attempt to seek new models for empowering femaleepistemologies. My assertion is that these texts are the classrooms where many readerslearn their feminism. Finally, I list a short bibliography as a way of defining canon oftexts that should be considered Magical Feminist.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Screaming, Flying, and Laughing: Magical Feminism's Witches in Contemporary Film, Television and Novels. To get started finding Screaming, Flying, and Laughing: Magical Feminism's Witches in Contemporary Film, Television and Novels, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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