Gender and the Male Character in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives : From Enchanted Heroes to Modern Masculinities / edited by Natalie Le Clue.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Le Clue, Natalie, editor.

Series:

Emerald studies in popular culture and gender.

Emerald Studies in Popular Culture and Gender Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds, England : Emerald Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

Putting Prince Charming in the academic spotlight, this collection examines the evolution of male fairy tale characters across modern series and films to bridge a gap that afflicts multiple disciplines.

Contents:

Cover

Gender and the Male Character in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives

EMERALD STUDIES IN POPULAR CULTURE AND GENDER

Gender and the Male Character in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives: From Enchanted Heroes to Modern Masculinities

Copyright Page

Contents

About the Editor

About the Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Abstract

1 - Gender Representation in Fairy Tales and Media

1. Gendered Stereotypes of the Male Witch in Selected Children's Film and Fiction

Portrayals of the Witch Identity in Film and Fiction

The Stereotype of the Witch

Stereotyping Masculinity

Alternatives to Toxic Masculinity

The Male Witch in Disney Films and Fan Fiction

The Third Way of Performing Witch-Masculinities

Conclusion

References

2. How Manly Is the Mouse? The View of Masculinity Across the Years Through Disney

Disney - From a Mouse to the World

Research Questions

Method

Findings

Discussion

3. Feminist Quest Heroine: Deconstruction of Male Heroism in the 21st Century Fairy Tale Narrative

Traditional Fairy Tale Narrative and Construction of Gender Through Heroism

Contemporary Fairy Tale Narratives and Deconstruction of Gender Through Feminist Quest Heroine

Post-Feminist Masculinity in Frozen

Modification of Heteronormative Temporality in Frozen and Maleficent

Sisterhood and the Dethronement of Patriarchal Power in Maleficent

4. Masculine Image and Identity in Fairy Tales c1900-1940

Analysis

5. Letting Prince Charming Go: Male Characters and Masculinities in Disney's Frozen

The Not-So-Charming Prince

Towards a 21st Century 'Prince'

Conclusions

References.

6. Transformative Masculinities: Re-Examining the Role of the Male in Red Riding Hood

The Morality[ies] of Little Red Riding Hood

The Red Riding Hood Texts

Representing the Male in Red Riding Hood

The Hero as Archetype

The Paternal Figure

The Feeding Wolf Trope

7. Geralt the Huntsman: The Witcher's Upending of the Classic 'Hero' Trope

Once Upon a Time…In a Foreboding World Far, Far Away

Grin and Grimace: The Grimm and Great Stories That Gave Us Geralt

Mayhem, Madness, and Maniacs: Hunted by the Huntsman

Vexing Vixens and Video Games: Vying for Valour in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Fairy Tales and Futurity: A Final Foray Into the Fairy Tale of the Huntsman

8. The Impossible Cartography of Masculine Trauma and Ego in Netflix's Dark

Dark as German Wundermärchen

Protagonist as Hero and Villain: The Interplay of Ego and Trauma

Conclusions: Reflecting Contemporary German Masculinity and Western Cultural Thinking

9. Blue Beard's Descendants: The Resonance of Toxic Masculinity in Modern Storytelling

Methodology and Framework

Character Traits

Motivations

Behaviour

Thematic Elements

Cultural and Societal Context

Analysis and Findings

Paul Spector and Kai Anderson

10. The Erasure of the Elderly Hatter: 21st Century American Remakes of the Mad Hatter

Contemporary American Ageism: Objectification and Identification

From Carroll to Disney

Syfy's Alice (2009) and Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Disney's Once Upon a Time (2011-2018)

2 - Reinterpretation and Deconstruction of Fairy Tale Tropes

11. Gender Subversion in Horror Fairy-Tale Dimension 20: Neverafter

Tabletop Role-Play Games and Actual Play

Neverafter

Mother Timothy Goose

The Book of Mother Goose

12. 'It's Remarkable How Often [Madness and Brilliance] Coincide': An Analysis of the Characters, Captain Jack Sparrow and ...

13. Subverting Traditional Representations of White Masculinity in Fairy-Tale Narratives: The Case of Carnival Row (2019-2023)

Dismantling Traditional Gender and Racial Stereotypes in Fairy Tales: The Case of Carnival Row

14. Fabulous Godmothers and Fairy-Godfairies: Reimagining the Fairy Godmother as Gender-Inclusive

Fairies and Fathering

The Fabulous Godmother

Fairy God-Figures and the Apprentice

15. The Kuya in Selected Filipino Storybooks: 'Subordinate Storylines' of Male Characters in Narratives of Adversities

Siblinghood in Storybooks and Subordinate Storylines

The Kuya in Selected Filipino Storybooks

The Child's Values, Intentions and Skills Vis-à-Vis the Kuya

Conclusion: The Male Figure as Genesis

16. 'The Modern Prometheus': Gothic Masculinity, Classical Mythology and Forensic Reception in Netflix's 1899

'A Deeply Hurt Man': Gothic Masculinity in 1899

'Feed Your Head': Cultural Allusions and Forensic Fandom

'It Never Ends Well': Classical Echoes in 1899

17. The Looking Glass Paradigm: An Inductive Evaluation of Once Upon a Time's Captain Hook

Methodology

Discussion and Findings

Introduction of the Character

Encounter With Male Characters.

Romance With Emma Swan

Redemption

Acknowledgement

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781837537884

1-83753-788-7

OCLC:

1455113247