“How Lucky You Are Never to Know What It Is to Grow Old”—Witch as Fourth-Wave Feminist Monster in Contemporary Fantasy Film
This article focuses on the figure of an aging and powerful witch pitted against younger women in three contemporary fairy-tale movie adaptations: Snow White and the Huntsman (dir. Rupert Sanders, 2012), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (dir. Tommy Wirkola, 2013), and Maleficent (dir. Robert Stro...
Main Author: | Rikke Schubart |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2019-11-01
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Series: | Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur |
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5012 |
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