Men who hate women and women who kick their asses : Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy in feminist perspective / edited by Donna King and Carrie Lee Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

King, Donna Lee.

Smith, Carrie Lee, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Larsson, Stieg, 1954-2004--Criticism and interpretation.

Larsson, Stieg.

Larsson, Stieg, 1954-2004--Themes, motives.

Larsson, Stieg, 1954-2004.

Misogyny in literature.

Violence in literature.

Women in literature.

Feminism in literature.

Social values in literature.

Violence in women in popular culture.

Themes, motives.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xix, 211 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy in feminist perspective

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, [2012]

Summary:

Swedish author Larsson's Millennium trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest) made quite a stir in the U.S.in book and film versions for their depictions of violence against women and its "kick-ass" female protagonist. Sociologists King (U. of North Carolina Wilmington) and Smith (Millersville U. of Pennsylvania) present diverse feminist readings of these portrayals of misogynic violence, gender roles and power, and readers' responses. The book includes Swedish perspectives and suggestions for further reading. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part I Misogyny and Mayhem

1 Always Ambivalent: Why Media Is Never Just Entertainment / Abby L. Ferber Ferber, Abby L. 3

2 Kick-Ass Feminism: Violence, Resistance, and Feminist Avengers in Larsson's Trilogy / Kristine De Welde Welde, Kristine De 15

3 Lisbeth Salander as "Final Girl" in the Swedish "Girl Who" Films / Karen A. Ritzenhoff Ritzenhoff, Karen A. 27

4 Accounts of Violence against Women: The Potential of Realistic Fiction / Roberta Villalón Villalón, Roberta 32

5 State Complicity in Men's Violence against Women / Patricia Yancey Martin Martin, Patricia Yancey 39

Part II Gender and Power in the New Millennium

6 The Gender Ambiguity of Lisbeth Salander: Third-Wave Feminist Hero? / Judith Lorber Lorber, Judith 53

7 Third-Wave Rebels in a Second-Wave World: Polyamory, Gender, and Power / Mimi Schippers Schippers, Mimi 65

8 Men Who Love Women: Pro-feminist Masculinities in the Millennium Trilogy / Michael Kimmel Kimmel, Michael 77

9 Tiny, Tattooed, and Tough as Nails: Representations of Lisbeth Salander's Body / Catherine (Kay) G. Valentine Valentine, Catherine (Kay) G. 88

10 Hacker Republic: Cyberspace and the Feminist Appropriation of Technology / Sophie Statzel Bjork-James Bjork-James, Sophie Statzel 98

11 Is This What Equality Looks Like?: Working Women in the Millennium Trilogy / Diane E. Levy Levy, Diane E. 108

Part III Swedish Perspectives

12 Corporations, the Welfare State, and Covert Misogyny in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo / Anna Westerståhl Stenport Stenport, Anna Westerståhl, Cecilia Ovesdotter Alm Alm, Cecilia Ovesdotter 123

13 Lisbeth Salander and Her Swedish Crime Fiction "Sisters": Stieg Larsson's Hero in a Genre Context / Kerstin Bergman Bergman, Kerstin 135

14 Is Mikael Blomkvist the Man of the Millennium?: A Swedish Perspective on Masculinity and Feminism in Larsson's Millennium Trilogy / Sara Kärrholm Kärrholm, Sara 145

Part IV Readers' Responses

15 An Open Letter to the Next Stieg Larsson / LeeAnn Kriegh Kriegh, LeeAnn 157

16 Pippi and Lisbeth: Fictional Heroes across Generations / Meika Loe Loe, Meika 170

17 Feminist Bloggers Kick Larsson's Ass: Reading Resistance Online / Jessie Daniels Daniels, Jessie 181

18 Feminist Avenger or Male Fantasy?: Reading the Reception of the Millennium Trilogy / Caryn Murphy Murphy, Caryn 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826518491

0826518494

9780826518507

0826518508

OCLC:

756200053