Wolf as a Sexual Predator in “Little Red Riding Hood & the big bad wolfcaller”

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Wolf as a Sexual Predator in “Little Red Riding Hood & the big bad wolfcaller”

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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 &amp; 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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Wolf as a Sexual Predator in “Little Red Riding Hood & the big bad wolfcaller”

Popis výsledku anglicky

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 &amp; 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.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60206 - Specific literatures

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

2nd Nitra Postgraduate Conference in English Studies : Trends and Perspectives : Conference Proceedings

ISBN

9788088507130

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

33-38

Název nakladatele

Verbum

Místo vydání

Praha

Místo konání akce

Department of English and American Studies, UKF

Datum konání akce

19. 4. 2023

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

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