Beauty and the beast
The romanticization of abuse in popular culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12599984 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Béres (0000-0001-6926-0562, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-207 |
| Publication date | 1999-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-5494 • E-ISSN: 1460-3551 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/136754949900200203 |
| OpenAlex | W2032920967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article examines the romantic portrayal of men’s control of women in such popular cultural texts as Beauty and the Beast and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The author of this article has provided counselling services to abused women for many years. She describes the development of her concern in the meaning-making behaviours of abused women who engage with texts that romanticize abuse. A theoretical terrain is discussed, allowing for an unfixed positioning of both the writer and reader of the article, while considering the complex world of audience-text-academic
Aesthetics · Art · Beauty · Dracula · Literature · Meaning (existential · Media studies · Mythology · Romance · Sociology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Gender Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2023 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |