| Woke Cinderella: Twenty-First-Century Adaptations Contributor(s): Woltmann, Suzy (Editor), Alexander, Camille S. (Contribution by), Carazo, Rachel L. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1793625948 ISBN-13: 9781793625946 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $121.77 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Literary Criticism | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.22 lbs) 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |