Girls transforming : invisibility and age-shifting in children's fantasy fiction since the 1970s /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lehtonen, Sanna, 1979-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013.
Series:	Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 38.
Subjects:	Children's stories > History and criticism. Fantasy fiction > History and criticism. Girls in literature. Magic in literature. Self-realization in literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature. Age groups in literature. Children's stories. Fantasy fiction. Flickor/kvinnor i litteraturen. Fantastisk litteratur. Osynlighet i litteraturen. Metamorfoser i litteraturen. Genus. Identitet i litteraturen. Litteraturvetenskap > fantasy > science fiction > flickor > unga kvinnor > representation > 1900-talet > 2000-talet. Magi. Kvinnobilden. Åldersgrupper. Feministisk teori. Queerteori. Literary studies > fantasy > science fiction > girls > young women > representation > 20th century > 21st century. Magic. Image of women. Age groups. Feminist theory. Queer theory. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Magic cloaks and potions: motifs and tropes of invisibility and age-shifting
Witch power-invisibility, age-shifting and empowerment
Deconstructing and reconstructing female subjectivity: magic transformation and girls' coming of age
Discourses of gender, power and desire: invisibility and female gaze
Crossing borders: queer aging.