This anthology explores the recurring trope of the dead or absent mother in Western cultural productions. Across historical periods and genres, this dialogue has been employed to articulate and debate questions of politics and religion, social and cultural change as well as issues of power and authority within the family. Åström seeks to investigate the many functions and meanings of the dialogue by covering extensive material from the 1200s to 2014 including hagiography, romances, folktales, plays, novels, children’s literature and graphic novels, as well as film and television. This is achieved by looking at the discourse both as products of the time and culture that produced the various narratives, and as part of an on-going cultural conversation that spans the centuries, resulting in an innovative text that will be of great interest to all scholars of gender, feminist and media studies.
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 10/08/2017
- ISBN:
- 9783319490373
- 9783319490373
- Category:
- Society & social sciences
- Format:
- Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
- Publication Date:
- 10-08-2017
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
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Social & cultural history
Sociology: family & relationships
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