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000892381 1001_ $$aRoberts, Robin,$$d1957-$$eauthor.
000892381 24510 $$aSubversive spirits :$$bthe female ghost in British and American popular culture /$$cRobin Roberts.
000892381 264_1 $$aJackson :$$bUniversity Press of Mississippi,$$c[2018]
000892381 300__ $$aix, 173 pages :$$billustrations ;$$c24 cm
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000892381 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia
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000892381 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000892381 50500 $$gMachine generated contents note:$$gch. One$$tThe Comedic Female Ghost: Topper and Blithe Spirit --$$gch. Two$$tThe Terrifying Maternal Ghost in England: The Woman in Black --$$gch. Three$$tThe Terrifying Maternal Ghost in the Americas: La Llorona --$$gch. Four$$tThe Female Ghost and Feminist History: The Woman Warrior and Beloved --$$gch. Five$$tThe Untold Story: The Mediated Female Ghost in England's Blenheim Palace and Baton Rouge's Old State Capitol --$$gch. Six$$tBeing Human: The Female Ghost in Contemporary British and American Television.
000892381 520__ $$a"The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainment industries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical attention. But one figure has remained in the shadows--the female ghost. Inherently liminal, often literally invisible, the female ghost has nevertheless appeared in all genres. Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture brings this figure into the light, exploring her cultural significance in a variety of media from 1926 to 2014. Robin Roberts argues that the female ghost is well worth studying for what she can tell us about feminine subjectivity in cultural contexts. Subversive Spirits examines appearances of the female ghost in heritage sites, theater, Hollywood film, literature, and television in the United States and the United Kingdom. What holds these disparate female ghosts together is their uncanny ability to disrupt, illuminate, and challenge gendered assumptions. As with other supernatural figures, the female ghost changes over time, especially responding to changes in gender roles. Roberts's analysis begins with comedic female ghosts in literature and film and moves into horror by examining the successful play The Woman in Black and the legend of the weeping woman, La Llorona. Roberts then situates the canonical works of Maxine Hong Kingston and Toni Morrison in the tradition of the female ghost to explore how the ghost is used to portray the struggle and pain of women of color. Roberts further analyzes heritage sites that use the female ghost as the friendly and inviting narrator for tourists. The book concludes with a comparison of the British and American versions of the television hit Being Human, where the female ghost expands her influence to become a mother and savior to all humanity."--$$cProvided by publisher.
000892381 650_0 $$aGhosts in art.
000892381 650_0 $$aWomen in art.
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000892381 650_0 $$aArts$$zGreat Britain$$xHistory$$y20th century.
000892381 650_0 $$aGhosts in popular culture.
000892381 650_0 $$aWomen in popular culture.
000892381 650_0 $$aPopular culture$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century.
000892381 650_0 $$aPopular culture$$zGreat Britain$$xHistory$$y20th century.
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