Gendering Monsters

Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror

English - May 07, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutes - 45 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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Monster. Freak. Beast. These words are often thrown around, but what do we really mean when we use them? What is a monster? Why are they so central to our narratives? Like many of the issues we discuss on this podcast, the idea of monstrosity features built-in sexism. Male and female-coded monsters are often given […]