Representations of the Mother in Law in Literature Film Drama and Television

Representations of the Mother in Law in Literature  Film  Drama  and Television
Author: Jo Parnell
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2018-08-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781498569071

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This book is a comprehensive study of some ways of treating the subject that demonstrate new and unusual perspectives, and provides a different approach to the popularly-held views of mothers-in-law; and that further address these works as popular culture; and as texts in their own right from within the framework of literary theory; and as works that demonstrate the ability to reach and connect with, and satisfy, both the general reader, the student, and the scholar, from all levels and walks of life.

The Bride in the Cultural Imagination

The Bride in the Cultural Imagination
Author: Jo Parnell
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2020-11-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781793616142

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This essay collection examines the cultural and personal world of girls and women at a time when their lives, their person, their realities, and their status are about to change forever. Together, the chapters cleverly create an in-depth study of the subject, and look at several cultural forms to offer a different approach to the popularly-held views of the bride. The critical essays in this edited collection are thematically driven and include global perspectives of the portrayals of the bride in the films, stage productions and pop-culture narratives from Nigeria; Kenya; Uganda; Tanzania; Spain; Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; Tajikistan; India; Egypt; and the South-Eastern Indian Ocean Islands. This multinational approach provides insight into the intricacies, customs, practices, and life-styles surrounding the bride in various Eastern and Western cultures.

Murder in a Few Words

Murder in a Few Words
Author: Charlotte Beyer
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781476641713

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The clue-puzzle, legal thriller, and classic whodunit are just a few of the subgenres within the widely popular crime fiction genre. However, despite its popularity among readers, the crime short story genre has yet to be fully explored by scholars. This book offers a deep-dive into crime short stories written by a wide range of authors, tracing the history and evolution of the crime short story. The book offers an accessible and original examination of crime short stories, focusing on compelling themes such as miscarriage of justice, feminism, environmental crime and toxic masculinity.

Gender and Contemporary Horror in Film

Gender and Contemporary Horror in Film
Author: Samantha Holland,Robert Shail,Steven Gerrard
Publsiher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2019-03-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781787698970

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This edited collection focuses on gender and contemporary horror in film, examining how and if representations of gender in horror have changed.

New and Experimental Approaches to Writing Lives

New and Experimental Approaches to Writing Lives
Author: Jo Parnell
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781352007190

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With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children. Combining literary theory with insightful critical approaches, each essay offers a serious study of innovative forms of life writing, with a view to reflecting on best practice and offering the reader practical guidance on methods and techniques. Offering a range of practical exercises and an insight into cutting-edge literary methodologies, this is an inspiring and thought-provoking companion for students of literature and creative writing studying courses on life writing, memoir or creative non-fiction.

Stranger Things and Philosophy

Stranger Things and Philosophy
Author: Jeffrey A. Ewing,Andrew M. Winters
Publsiher: Open Court Publishing
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780812694741

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Stranger Things and Philosophy is an important book, the first of its kind to examine the fantastical world of this award-winning, widely beloved, phenomenal show with a philosophical lens. This is important precisely because the show rests so heavily on a complex and thought-provoking mythos based around secretive government experiments and a parallel dimension that darkly reflects readers' own. The series as a whole has asked more questions than it has delivered answers, and the chapters in this volume will explore these topics. From the deepest recesses of the Upside Down, its tunnels snaking beneath the local bookstores of Hawkins, Indiana and who knows where else, this collection of philosophical musings on the world of Stranger Things promises to enlighten readers. This volume considers many of the philosophically related ideas that that come up in the show such as: What are the moral implications of secret government projects? What is the nature of friendship? Does scientific research need to be concerned with ethics? What might it be like to experience the world from the perspective of the Mind Flayer? Is it possible to understand the metaphysics of the Upside Down?

Gender and Female Villains in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives

Gender and Female Villains in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives
Author: Natalie Le Clue,Janelle Vermaak-Griessel
Publsiher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2022-02-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781801175647

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For every hero, there is a villain, and for every villain there is a story. But how much do we really know about the villain? Filling a gap in the field of gender representation and character evolution, the chapters in this edited collection focus on female villains in the fairy tale narratives of 21st Century media.

Writing Australian History on Screen

Writing Australian History on Screen
Author: Jo Parnell,Julie Anne Taddeo
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2023
Genre: Australia
ISBN: 9781666908695

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"Writing Australian History on Screen reveals the depths in Australian history from convict times to the present day. The essays convey perspectives of Australian history on screen taken from an Australian viewpoint in a way that offers insights and an understanding of the unique Australian history and sense of identity"--