Men who hate women and women who kick their asses
Subtitle: Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy in feminist perspective
By: edited by Donna King and Carrie Lee Smith
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780826518491; 9780826518507
Subjects: Feminism in literature; Violence in women in popular culture; Violence in literature; Themes, motives; Criticism and interpretation; Misogyny in literature; Social values in literature; Women in literature
Other titles: Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy in feminist perspective
Description: Stieg Larsson was an unabashed feminist in his personal and professional life and in the fictional world he created, but "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, " and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" are full of graphic depictions of violence against women, including stalking, sexual harassment, child abuse, rape, incest, serial murder, sexual slavery, and sex trafficking, committed by vile individual men and by corrupt, secretive institutions. How do readers and moviegoers react to these depictions, and what do they make of the women who fight back, the complex masculinities in the trilogy, and the ambiguous gender of the elusive Lisbeth Salander? These lively and accessible essays expand the conversation in the blogosphere about the novels and films by connecting the controversies about gender roles to social trends in the real world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.