Cultural Depictions of the Stepmother

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Literature, Stage, and Screen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Hosting an assemblage of highly respected scholars, Jo Parnell analyzes depiction of stepmothers in pop culture narratives from various points across the globe, including the United States of America, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Korea, and Sápmi.Through the lenses of race, ethnicity, gender, and class, this book explores the role and experiences pertaining to the stepmother in various cultures. Contributors examine and compare familial and societal duties as well as the personal realities and experiences of the stepmother in real life. By forming a direct comparison between the fictionalized archetype and their real world counterparts, the question of the original intention behind these portrayals is brought to the forefront.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-09
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor375
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9798765162538

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ForewordCatharine Coleborne (University of Newcastle, Australia)Acknowledgements IntroductionJo Parnell (University of Newcastle, Australia)1. Why So Wicked? Representations of Stepmothers in Popular German and Algerian FolktalesChrista Jones and Claudia Schwabe (Utah State University, USA)2. Saviors and Interlopers: American Stepmothers of 1960s Era HollywoodAndrew Howe (La Sierra University, USA)3. It’s a hard knock life: Truman Capote’s Holly Golightly, both Cinderella and evil stepmother in one Depression-era, orphaned child brideKathryn Keeble (Deakin University, Australia)4. Beyond the Villain: The Stepmother Archetype in Soviet Baltic LiteratureEva Eglaja-Kriststone and Johanna Ross (University of Latvia)5. Warring Women: The Biafran War and Representations of Stepm(othering)Shalini Nadaswaran (University of Malaya, Malaysia)6. Stereotypes and Subversions: Reimagining the Stepmother in Nigerian Women’s FictionHarry Olufunwa (Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria)7. From Folklore to Screen: Depicting the Stepmother in Korean CinemaKyoung-suk Song (Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany)8. Fostering the Divine: The Role in Sámi Celestial StoriesMervi Salo (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)AfterwordHugh Craig (University of Newcastle, Australia)IndexAbout the Contributors