Shadowing Femi(ni)cide, Madness and the Politics of Female Control in Louisa May Alcott's "A Whisper in the Dark"
The term ‘femicide’ entered public discourse only in the late 1970s, when feminist critic Diana Russell used the term to bring attention to male violence and discrimination against women. This article intends to re-examine the representation of femicide through Louisa May Alcott’s short story “A Wh...
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| Main Author: | Beatrice Melodia Festa |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Zaragoza
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Miscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/misc/article/view/10298 |
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