Essays about: "Anne Drewett"

Found 2 essays containing the words Anne Drewett.

1. 1. Curses, Ogres and Lesbians : An Examination of the Subversion and Perpetuation of Fairy Tale Norms in Two Adaptations of Beauty and The Beast

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Anne Drewett; [2016]
   Keywords : Beauty and the Beast; Bitter Thorns; Shrek; fairy tales; women as tradeable objects; heteronormativity; idealised beauty;

   Abstract : Fairy tales as a form of social acculturation can subvert and/or perpetuate potentially harmful social norms. In this essay, Chris Anne Wolfe’s lesbian romance novel Bitter Thorns (1994) and the film Shrek (2001) are analysed as adaptations of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, with a focus on the extent to which they challenge and/or reinforce three fairy tale norms: women as tradeable objects, heteronormativity and idealised beauty. READ MORE

3. 2. Women, Animals and Meat : A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Approach to Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman and Michel Faber's Under the Skin

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Anne Drewett; [2016]
   Keywords : Margaret Atwood; The Edible Woman; Michel Faber; Under The Skin; Carol J. Adams; feminist-vegetarian critical theory; interlocking oppressions; absent referent; patriarchy; speciesism; gender; sexualisation; objectification; women; animals; meat;

   Abstract : In this thesis, Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman and Michel Faber’s Under the Skin are analysed from the perspective of feminist-vegetarian critical theory. Both texts deal with the idea of feeling like or being meat, but approach this idea from different angles. READ MORE