Justice in 21st-century fairy tales and the power of wonder /

"This open access book explores how and to what extent fairy tales and their modern adaptations from literature, film and television are put to work for justice in the areas ecology, kinship, disability, space and place, and gender. Guided by theorizing in fields including ecological, gender, d...

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Main Authors: Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955- (Author), Greenhill, Pauline (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
Series:Perspectives on fantasy ; [vol. 7]
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Summary:"This open access book explores how and to what extent fairy tales and their modern adaptations from literature, film and television are put to work for justice in the areas ecology, kinship, disability, space and place, and gender. Guided by theorizing in fields including ecological, gender, disability, critical race, Indigenous, genre, posthuman, adaptation, folk and fairy tales studies, it interrogates a range of international works such The Magic Fish, Paddington, Babine, The Shape of Water and The Dragon Prince"--
Physical Description:xi, 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781350348264
1350348260
9781350348301
1350348309