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020 _a9780786468164 (softcover : alk. paper)
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100 1 _aMcMahon-Coleman, Kimberley.
245 1 0 _aWerewolves and other shapeshifters in popular culture :
_ba thematic analysis of recent depictions /
_cKimberley McMahon-Coleman and Roslyn Weaver ; foreword by Gerry Turcotte.
260 _aJefferson, N.C. ;
_aLondon :
_bMcFarland,
_cc2012.
300 _avii, 203 p. ;
_c23 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-194) and index.
505 _aDear Diary, I Become a Monster Once a Month: Shapeshifting and Adolescence -- Wolf Boys and Wolf Girls: Shapeshifting and Gender Politics -- Till Death Do Us Part and Beyond: Shapeshifting, Desire and Sexuality -- The Alpha Race: Racial and Social Politics of Shapeshifting -- Shapeshifting and the Body: Disability, Illness and Mental Health -- Coping, Masking and Addiction: A Little Drinking Problem -- What to Do with Eternity? Shapeshifting and Spirituality --
520 _a"In recent years, shapeshifting characters in literature, film and television have been on the increase. The works in this book are grouped around specific themes that are explored through the metaphor of shapeshifting. With coverage of iconic fantasy texts and a focus on current works, this work engages with the shapeshifting figure in popular culture"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aMetamorphosis in literature.
650 0 _aShapeshifting.
650 0 _aWerewolves in literature.
650 0 _aMetamorphosis
_xMythology.
650 0 _aWerewolves in motion pictures.
650 0 _aMetamorphosis
_xReligious aspects.
650 0 _aFantasy fiction
_xHistory and criticism.
700 1 _aWeaver, Roslyn,
_d1979-
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