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Violence and the Female Imagination: Quebec's Women Writers Re-Frame Gender in North American Cultures

Paula Ruth Gilbert

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Description:Violence and the Female Imagination explores whether these imagined women are striking out at an external other or harming themselves through acts of self-destruction and depression. Gilbert examines the degree to which women are imitating men in the outward direction of their anger and hostility and suggests that such "tough" women may be mocking men in their "macho" exploits of sexuality and violence. She illustrates the ways in which Quebec female authors are "feminizing" violence or re-envisioning gender in North American culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Violence and the Female Imagination: Quebec's Women Writers Re-Frame Gender in North American Cultures. To get started finding Violence and the Female Imagination: Quebec's Women Writers Re-Frame Gender in North American Cultures, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 440

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Release: 2006

ISBN: 0773577106

Description: Violence and the Female Imagination explores whether these imagined women are striking out at an external other or harming themselves through acts of self-destruction and depression. Gilbert examines the degree to which women are imitating men in the outward direction of their anger and hostility and suggests that such "tough" women may be mocking men in their "macho" exploits of sexuality and violence. She illustrates the ways in which Quebec female authors are "feminizing" violence or re-envisioning gender in North American culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Violence and the Female Imagination: Quebec's Women Writers Re-Frame Gender in North American Cultures. To get started finding Violence and the Female Imagination: Quebec's Women Writers Re-Frame Gender in North American Cultures, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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