{"product_id":"monstrous-women-in-comics-paperback","title":"Monstrous Women in Comics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamantha Langsdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Rae Coody\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Novia Shih-Shan Chen, Elizabeth Rae Coody, Keri Crist-Wagner, Sara Durazo-DeMoss, Charlotte Johanne Fabricius, Ayanni C. Hanna, Christina M. Knopf, Tomoko Kuribayashi, Samantha Langsdale, Jeannie Ludlow, Marcela Murillo, Sho Ogawa, Pauline J. Reynolds, Stefanie Snider, J. Richard Stevens, Justin Wigard, Daniel F. Yezbick, and Jing Zhang \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Monsters seem to be everywhere these days, in popular shows on television, in award-winning novels, and again and again in Hollywood blockbusters. They are figures that lurk in the margins and so, by contrast, help to illuminate the center--the embodiment of abnormality that summons the definition of normalcy by virtue of everything they are not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Samantha Langsdale and Elizabeth Rae Coody's edited volume explores the coding of woman as monstrous and how the monster as dangerously evocative of women\/femininity\/the female is exacerbated by the intersection of gender with sexuality, race, nationality, and disability. To analyze monstrous women is not only to examine comics, but also to witness how those constructions correspond to women's real material experiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each section takes a critical look at the cultural context surrounding varied monstrous voices: embodiment, maternity, childhood, power, and performance. Featured are essays on such comics as \u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonstress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBitch Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBatgirl \u003c\/i\u003eand such characters as Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume probes into the patriarchal contexts wherein men are assumed to be representative of the normative, universal subject, such that women frequently become monsters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Langsdale\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas. Her work has appeared in the journal \u003ci\u003eAnimation Practice, Process, and Production\u003c\/i\u003eand the edited volumes \u003ci\u003eGender: God\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantasy\/Animation: Connections Between Media, Mediums and Genres\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred Texts: Reimagining Religion and Graphic Narratives \u003c\/i\u003e(published by University Press of Mississippi). \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Coody\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of religious studies at Morningside College. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eWomen Write About Comics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45603060842540,"sku":"9781496827630","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/monstrous-women-in-comics-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}