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Explorations of Childhood Gender-Fluidity and the Subversion of Masculinity in Peter Pan
Title
Explorations of Childhood Gender-Fluidity and the Subversion of Masculinity in Peter Pan
Author
Weber, Ryan
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Literature, English literature, Sex role
Description
In declaring Peter Pan as the only child who will not grow up, J.M. Barrie has developed a character with an unmatched capacity for subverting masculine forms of normalization, social acceptance, and gender appropriation. Through Peter’s consisten...
Feminism in Oz: Representations of Gender and Sexuality in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Series and Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die Series
Title
Feminism in Oz: Representations of Gender and Sexuality in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Series and Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die Series
Author
Murphy, Shannon
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
English literature
Description
L. Frank Baum is best known for his book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a story of a young girl named Dorothy who has an abundance of adventure. It is lauded by many as "the quintessential American Fairy Tale" (Riley 3), and it has become the inspira...
Queer Desire and Narrative Fiction in the Works of Colette, Renée Vivien and Natalie Barney
Title
Queer Desire and Narrative Fiction in the Works of Colette, Renée Vivien and Natalie Barney
Author
Yates, Sophie
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
English literature, Sex role, Sex
Description
At the conclusion of the nineteenth century, Europe bore witness to what Lynne Huffer has termed "a crisis in sexual definition", stemming from the gradual shift in popular conceptions of non-normative sexual acts as behaviors monitored by ecclesi...
The changing roles of women in American comic books
Title
The changing roles of women in American comic books
Author
Loeffert, Amanda
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Literature, English literature
Description
The comic book industry is entering an era in which gender is the trending topic of conversation. Historically, comic books have catered to a masculine audience, with the majority of popular comic books featuring male characters, most often create...