Wolf as a Sexual Predator in “Little Red Riding Hood & the big bad wolfcaller”
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Wolf as a Sexual Predator in “Little Red Riding Hood & the big bad wolfcaller”
Original language description
In real life, one might not encounter a wolf all that often; however, catcallers are a totally different story. Fairy tales are known to teach and warn their readers about the sorts of behaviour that might lead to them getting punished. A fairy tale that is frequently mentioned in connection to teaching readers how to behave is “Little Red Riding Hood”, which is often interpreted as a cautionary tale warning children not to talk to strangers. This paper focuses on a contemporary (2020) version of the story by Laura Lane and Ellen Haun called “Little Red Riding Hood & the Big Bad Wolfcaller” with the aim of analysing from a feminist point of view how the authors use the well-known story to address contemporary issues specifically the harassment of women by means of catcalling. Instead of a naïve little girl, Lane and Haun offer a strong – if short – protagonist, who is, in spite of her empowered character, having trouble with a catcalling wolf who harasses her. By identifying the catcaller – or in this case, the wolfcaller – as a wolf, the authors emphasise the feelings connected to the potential danger that often tend to be dismissed by others in real-life situations, thus drawing attention to the problems of toxic masculinity, aggression and the normalisation of these issues.
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60206 - Specific literatures
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Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
2nd Nitra Postgraduate Conference in English Studies : Trends and Perspectives : Conference Proceedings
ISBN
9788088507130
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Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
33-38
Publisher name
Verbum
Place of publication
Praha
Event location
Department of English and American Studies, UKF
Event date
Apr 19, 2023
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
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