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Whoever Said Change Was Good: The Transforming Body of the Disney Villainess
… on how the bodies and movement of Disneys villainesses reflect and/or perpetuate cultural imaginaries of women. I identify the influence of several cultural tropes of femininity, including fairy-tale archetypes, ballet conventions, and the Hollywood femme fatale, and explore how they …
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Bellicose Beauties: Villainesses, Gender Transgression, and Martial Drama in Beijing, 1774-1911
… and performances of female warriors and villainesses in vernacular martial plays, with a special focus on the Beijing theatre during the second half of the Qing dynasty (1774-1911) when miscellaneous local performing arts (Flowery operas) flourished in the city. The visual-audio effect of …