The Simpsons, gender roles, and witchcraft : the witch in moden popular culture

This paper analyzes The Simpsons' use of the witch to uncover how her constructionin this animated series reflects not only the current theoretical work on the witch but also the ambivalence about the role of women in modern American society. This paper posits that the original construction of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Antinora, Sarah
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:63929
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/63929
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Popular culture
Witchcraft
The Simpsons
Gender roles
Feminism
Cultura popular
Brujería
Los Simpson
Roles de género
Feminismo
Bruixeria
Estudis de gènere
Feminisme
Herri-kultura
Sorgintza
Genero-rolak
Feminismoa
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Sumario:This paper analyzes The Simpsons' use of the witch to uncover how her constructionin this animated series reflects not only the current theoretical work on the witch but also the ambivalence about the role of women in modern American society. This paper posits that the original construction of the witch, as seen in current interpretation of Early Modern pamphletsand cultural artifacts,steemed from the time period's expetations of gender. Further, The Simpsons' incorporation of the witch into its episodes revels that many of these same gender constraints exist in modern culture.