Gender Bending Detective Fiction: A Critical Analysis of Selected WorksMcFarland, 2017 M02 28 - 200 páginas Since the middle of the last century, views on gender norms have shifted dramatically. Reflecting these changes, storylines that involve cross-dressing and transgender characters have frequently appeared in detective fiction--characters who subvert the conventions of the genre and challenge reader expectations. This examination of 20th and 21st century crime novels reveals what these narratives say about gender identity and gender expression and how they contributed to the evolution of detective fiction. |
Contenido
1 Policing Gender in Mickey Spillanes I the Jury and Vengeance Is Mine | |
2 Uncovering a Double Life in Ruth Rendells A Sleeping Life | |
Charlotte Macleods The Corpse in Oozaks Pond | |
4 Criminality and CrossDressing in Sue Graftons D Is for Deadbeat | |
5 Disguise and Deviance in PD James Devices and Desires | |
6 Subverting Stereotypes in Val McDermids The Mermaids Singing | |
Renee James Transition to Murder | |
8 Detecting Gender in Mark SaFrankos The Suicide | |
9 The Transgender Presence in Robert Galbraiths The Silkworm | |
A Detective Sánchez Novel | |
Criminality Conventions and Concealment in PostWorld War II Detective Fiction | |
Bibliography | |
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Gender Bending Detective Fiction: A Critical Analysis of Selected Works Heather Duerre Humann Vista previa limitada - 2017 |
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