| Gender and the Representation of Evil Contributor(s): Fallwell, Lynne (Editor), Williams, Keira V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138692891 ISBN-13: 9781138692893 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Women - History | Social History - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.309 |
| LCCN: 2016019405 |
| Series: Routledge Research in Gender and History |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.50 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edited collection examines gendered representations of evil in history, the arts, and literature. Scholars often explore the relationships between gender, sex, and violence through theories of inequality, violence against women, and female victimization, but what happens when women are the perpetrators of violent or harmful behavior? How do we define evil? What makes evil men seem different from evil women? When women commit acts of violence or harmful behavior, how are they represented differently from men? How do perceptions of class, race, and age influence these representations? How have these representations changed over time, and why? What purposes have gendered representations of evil served in culture and history? What is the relationship between gender, punishment of evil behavior, and equality? |