Full Moon Masculinities: Masculine Werewolves, Emotional Repression, and Violence in Young Adult Paranormal Romance Fiction

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Evans
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Full Moon ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Gender Identities ◽  
Fantasy Fiction ◽  
Romance Fiction ◽  
Twilight Saga ◽  
Emotional Repression

Gothic monsters have recently experienced a period of focused scholarly analysis, although few studies have engaged with the werewolf in terms of its overt alignment with masculinity. Yet the werewolves of young adult fantasy fiction both support and subvert dominant masculine discourses through their complex negotiation with emotional repression and violence. These performative masculine practices are the focus of this article, which analyses how hegemonic masculine ideals are reinforced or rejected in a corpus of young adult fantasy texts, including Cassandra Clare's young adult series The Mortal Instruments (2007–2014) and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga (2005–2010). Both texts feature masculine characters whose lycanthropic experiences implicitly comment upon gender norms, which may shape young adult audiences' understanding of their own and others' gender identities.

scholarly journals MOVING AWAY FROM TRADITION: PORTRAYAL OF MODERN WEREWOLVES AND VAMPIRES IN THE TWILIGHT SAGA

1970 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nassima Kaid
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Fantasy Fiction ◽  
The Past ◽  
Actual Environment ◽  
The Fantastic ◽  
Twilight Saga ◽  
Psychosexual Dysfunction

Many writers have shown their preoccupation with and interest in the representation of the fantastic body over the past centuries. The figure of the vampire, werewolves, and zombies keep coming back in those works although today’s monsters are humanized. In Contemporary Young Adult fantasy, readers are presented with characters that usually adapt to the real world. The fantastic body does no more refer to psychosexual dysfunction but generates mainly from socioeconomic and cultural malaise (Badley, 17-18). In other words, the fantastic becomes a virtual reality that symbolizes the changing ‘self’ within the postmodern era though contemporary literature has transcended the actual environment as it copes with technological advancement. Unlike other fantasy fiction, Meyer has focused on traditional fantastic creatures originating in folklores and myths; they are an integral part of the fantastic as they cross lines between natural and supernatural elements. The present paper aims at addressing the representation of body transformations into vampires and werewolves in Stephenie Meyer’s The Twilight Saga. It will evaluate body metamorphosis into vampires and werewolves discovering new dimensions of one’s own identity and personality. It will further demonstrate how Meyer has succeeded in creating her own monsters without untying some of the mythical substratum.

scholarly journals Navigating the gender structure in information technology: How does this affect the experiences and behaviours of women?

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etlyn J Kenny ◽  
Rory Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Gender Identities ◽  
Women's Careers ◽  
Women’S Careers ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Insight Into

How do women, outnumbered and outranked, navigate work and careers in information technology? Only one in six information technology (IT) specialists in the UK is female. Such extreme male dominance potentially gives rise to a gender structure that affects women’s experiences of IT work. Using data from interviews with 57 technically skilled female IT professionals, we examine how women orient this gender structure and how they make sense of their gender identities as women working in IT. Our findings elucidate how the IT gender structure shapes women’s careers in this field of work. They reveal how women use their agency to assert notions of femininity into technical careers, disentangle narratives around whether women have unique and different (but less technically focused) strengths in IT and interface with ‘geek’ and ‘nerd’ identities to achieve successful IT careers. In doing so, they provide insight into how technical women continue careers within a structure that externalises them through gender norms. This understanding can be used to aid efforts to retain women within IT as well as other fields facing similar challenges.

The Gender Paradox in the Transnational Families of Filipino Migrant Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhacel Salazar Parreñas
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Division Of Labor ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Transnational Families ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Migrant Families ◽  
The Family ◽  
Gender Paradox

This article examines the division of labor in the transnational families of migrant mothers from the Philippines using interviews with young adult children and guardians in 30 mother-away transnational families. It looks closely at the work of fathers, migrant mothers, eldest daughters, and extended kin to show that caring practices in the transnational families of migrant women perpetuate conventional gender norms of the family. As it specifically shows that the work of women both at home and abroad maintains transnational migrant families, this article establishes that women's migration has not led to a more egalitarian division of labor in the family.

scholarly journals Exploring Gender-Related Experiences of Cancer Survivors Through Creative Arts: A Scoping Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Saunders ◽  
Chad Hammond ◽  
Roanne Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Creative Arts ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Gender Identities ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Fostering Reflection ◽  
Psychosocial Benefits

Negative health consequences of cancer and its treatments are multifaceted. Research suggests numerous psychosocial benefits may be gained by cancer survivors who engage in arts-based practices. To grasp the breadth of this literature, we undertook a scoping review exploring the intersection between arts-based practices, gender, and cancer. Three databases were searched according to the following criteria: (a) participants older than 18 years, (b) use of arts-based practices, (c) explore cancer survivorship, and (d) gender-based analysis component. A total of 1,109 studies were identified and 11 met inclusion criteria. Themes extracted illustrate four transformative moments related to gender identities postcancer diagnosis: (a) fostering reflection after a cancer diagnosis, (b) constructing new narratives of gender postcancer, (c) navigating gender norms in search of support for new identities, and (d) interrogation of perceived gender norms. Findings demonstrate potential contributions of arts-based practices in shaping cancer-related gender identities. Future research should investigate these experiences across a wider population.

Manufacturing Manhood: Young Adult Fiction and Masculinity(ies) in the Twenty-First Century

2020 ◽  
pp. 109-122
Author(s):  
Tom Jesse ◽  
Heidi Jones
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
First Century ◽  
Young Adult Fiction ◽  
Twenty First Century

This chapter examines representations of masculinity in contemporary young adult fiction and identifies four major trends within the genre. These trends suggest a recent shift in YA texts away from traditional gender binaries and toward a more open, fluid understanding of what it means to “be a man” in the twenty-first century. The chapter concludes with a set of recommendations for dealing with these changing gender norms in today’s classrooms by adopting a critical literacy stance when helping students read and discuss these texts.

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