Gender and the Representation of Evil: 25 (Routledge Research in Gender and History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367263998 ISBN 13: 9780367263997

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

This edited collection examines gendered representations of "evil" in history, the arts, and literature. Scholars often explore the relationships between gender, sex, and violence through theories of inequality, violence against women, and female victimization, but what happens when women are the perpetrators of violent or harmful behavior? How do we define "evil"? What makes evil men seem different from evil women? When women commit acts of violence or harmful behavior, how are they represented differently from men? How do perceptions of class, race, and age influence these representations? How have these representations changed over time, and why? What purposes have gendered representations of evil served in culture and history? What is the relationship between gender, punishment of evil behavior, and equality?

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About the Author

Lynne Fallwell teaches in the Educational Psychology and Leadership Program at Texas Tech University.

Keira V. Williams is an Assistant Professor in the Honors College at Texas Tech University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367263998
• ISBN 13: 9780367263997
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212
• Editor: Fallwell Lynne