Anna Ferrari
Biographic Data
| ID | 4175674 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Ferrari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferrari |
| SIGNATURE | FERRARI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7022-9906 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
It’s Not the Princesses
The article provides a queer reading of three Disney classics. While acknowledging the popular dichotomy opposing the damsel in distress and the villain with queer features, this analysis highlights a third element: the queerness of secondary characters. By focusing on three princess classics from the Walt Disney era—Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty—the article focuses on the secondary characters (the dwarfs, the m…
From Jim to James
The article deals with the deconstruction of the American myth through the analysis of Percival Everett’s novel James . This text presents a strategy of contamination of Americanness through the rewriting of one of the core texts of American culture, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , from the perspective of Jim. By doing so, Everett’s novel provides a rewriting of the American South as a physical and metaphorical space: Everett deconstructs the no…
Not Moving While the World Falls Apart
The paper deals with John Weir’s 1989 novel The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket through the lens of boredom studies. Weir portrays the anxieties brought by an era that is usually associated with excitement, innovation, movement, and development through a character that does not move. Set in 1980s New York against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, the novel portrays a young gay man who, as a reaction to the epidemic, is overcome by numbness. B…
Once, se rencontrer, se parler et se dire adieu
Les Urgences sont un des services sanitaires les plus fréquentés par les jeunes. Deux phénomènes principaux en cause : les accidents et les somatisations. Un point commun : un corps à la fois acteur et victime des troubles et des agirs adolescents. À partir d’une recherche menée dans cinq hôpitaux à Rome entre 2000 et 2002, et notamment au Service des Urgences de San Eugenio, nous proposons une réflexion sur la valeur clinique et la fonction évol…
Not Moving While the World Falls Apart
The paper deals with John Weir’s 1989 novel The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket through the lens of boredom studies. Weir portrays the anxieties brought by an era that is usually associated with excitement, innovation, movement, and development through a character that does not move. Set in 1980s New York against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, the novel portrays a young gay man who, as a reaction to the epidemic, is overcome by numbness. B…
Once, se rencontrer, se parler et se dire adieu
Les Urgences sont un des services sanitaires les plus fréquentés par les jeunes. Deux phénomènes principaux en cause : les accidents et les somatisations. Un point commun : un corps à la fois acteur et victime des troubles et des agirs adolescents. À partir d’une recherche menée dans cinq hôpitaux à Rome entre 2000 et 2002, et notamment au Service des Urgences de San Eugenio, nous proposons une réflexion sur la valeur clinique et la fonction évol…
Not Moving While the World Falls Apart
The paper deals with John Weir’s 1989 novel The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket through the lens of boredom studies. Weir portrays the anxieties brought by an era that is usually associated with excitement, innovation, movement, and development through a character that does not move. Set in 1980s New York against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, the novel portrays a young gay man who, as a reaction to the epidemic, is overcome by numbness. B…
It’s Not the Princesses
The article provides a queer reading of three Disney classics. While acknowledging the popular dichotomy opposing the damsel in distress and the villain with queer features, this analysis highlights a third element: the queerness of secondary characters. By focusing on three princess classics from the Walt Disney era—Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty—the article focuses on the secondary characters (the dwarfs, the m…
From Jim to James
The article deals with the deconstruction of the American myth through the analysis of Percival Everett’s novel James . This text presents a strategy of contamination of Americanness through the rewriting of one of the core texts of American culture, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , from the perspective of Jim. By doing so, Everett’s novel provides a rewriting of the American South as a physical and metaphorical space: Everett deconstructs the no…
Adventure (1 work) · American Literature and Humor Studies (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Boredom (1 work) · Cartography (1 work) · Cinderella (1 work) · Cinema History and Criticism (1 work) · Contemporary Cultural and Social Studies (1 work) · damsel in distress (1 work) · Deconstruction (building) (1 work)