Woke Cinderella - Twenty-First-Century Adaptations (Paperback)

Glass slippers, a fairy godmother, a ball, a prince, an evil stepfamily, and a poor girl known for sitting amongst the ashes: incarnations of the Cinderella fairy tale have resonated throughout the ages. Hidden between the lines of this fairy tale exists a history of fantasy about agency, power, and empowerment. This book examines twenty-first-century "Cinderella" adaptations that envision the classic tale in the twenty-first century through the lens of wokenesss by shifting rhetorical implications and self-reflexively granting different possibilities for protagonists. The contributors argue that the Cinderella archetype expands past traditional takes on the passive princess. From Sex and the City to Game of Thrones, from cyborg Cinderellas to Inglorious Basterds, contributors explore gender-bending and feminist adaptations, explorations of race and the body, and post-human and post-truth rewritings. The collection posits that contemporary "Cinderella" adaptations create a substantive cultural product that both inform and reflect a contemporary social zeitgeist.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations
Release date:	September 2022
Editors:	Suzy Woltmann
Contributors:	Camille S Alexander • Rachel L Carazo • Christine Case • Brittany Eldridge • Ryan Habermeyer • Loraine Haywood • Svea Hundertmark • Christian Jiminez • Alexandra Lykissas
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-1-79362-596-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	1-79362-596-4
Barcode:	9781793625960

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