Monstrous Bodies: Femininity and Agency in Young Adult Horror Fiction

Young Adult horror fiction with female protagonists presents sympathetically the untenable situation of adolescent girls within society whereby they are increasingly pressured to embody a doll-like feminine ideal that deprives them of voice and agency. In Young Adult horror fiction, the monstrous Ot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pulliam, June
Other Authors: Bach, Jacqueline
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-06012010-231720/