{"product_id":"female-identity-in-contemporary-fictional-purgatorial-worlds-paperback","title":"Female Identity in Contemporary Fictional Purgatorial Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining fictional purgatorial worlds in contemporary literature, film and video games, this book examines the way in which the female characters trapped within them construct identity positions of resistance and change. With the rise of populism, the Alt. Right, and isolationism in world politics in the second decade of the 21st Century, parallel, purgatorial worlds seem to currently proliferate within popular culture across all media, including television shows and films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaids Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e, and Margaret Atwood's\u003ci\u003e The Testaments \u003c\/i\u003eamong many others. These texts depict alternate worlds that express the darkness and violence of our own, arguably none more so than for women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing essays from a broad range of international contributors on topics as wide-ranging as mental health in the \u003ci\u003eSilent Hill \u003c\/i\u003efranchise and liminal spaces in the work of David Mitchell, this book is an original, timely and hope-filled analysis about overcoming the confines of a patriarchal, fundamentalist world where the female imaginative might just be the last, best hope.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar working in Poland. He has previously edited works such as \u003ci\u003eGothic: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHorror: A Companion\u003c\/i\u003e and M\u003ci\u003eonsters: A Companion\u003c\/i\u003e. Previous monographs include \u003ci\u003eBecoming Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDracula as Absolute Other\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEco-Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVampires From Another World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnhallowed Ground\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344511328563,"sku":"9781350227071","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VGWE8Z9aU49781350227071.webp?v=1778725782","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/female-identity-in-contemporary-fictional-purgatorial-worlds-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}