Suzy Woltmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 6368560 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzy Woltmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzy |
| FAMILY NAME | Woltmann |
| SIGNATURE | WOLTMANN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pointless, Ridiculous Monster”
In this article, I examine reimaginings of myth and legend that subversively address the confrontation between hero and monster by recreating the villainous monster as protagonist. These adaptations disrupt the Self/Other binary, which consequently positions us in a state of empathetic abjection with the monster. Jorge Luis Borges's “The House of Asterion” and John Gardner's Grendel take notions of the monstrous abject in the popular imagination …
Appetite, Anatomy, and Desire in Caroline Era Poetry and Theatre
The Caroline Era in early modern England was characterized by political instability and theological revolution. In response, there were ideological attempts to regulate desire and a distinct focus on the creation of a public persona. These crises led to anxieties about gender, performance, and the body. Literary production at this time was founded in political conflict and was both a response to and an escape from these events. In this article, I…
Third Gender Politics
Indian law has only recently stopped criminalizing what was perceived as deviant homosexual behavior and started extending full citizenship rights to its queer populace. The government’s attempts to regulate sexual behavior was often steeped in antiquated Orientalist colonial practices that rendered non-binary subjects voiceless. Indian youth who identify as hijras, a third gender who are usually born male but present as female, often experience …
“She Did Not Notice Me”
Using the recent trend in literary scholarship that theorizes literature in terms of globalization, cosmopolitanism, and dialectic transnational identities, I examine gender and sexual ideology in Mohsin Hamid’s 2007 novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a post-9/11 text that explores the intricacies of community and terror. Specifically, I argue that the novel articulates a particularly gendered vision of spatial, social, and political (im)mobilit…
Third Gender Politics
Indian law has only recently stopped criminalizing what was perceived as deviant homosexual behavior and started extending full citizenship rights to its queer populace. The government’s attempts to regulate sexual behavior was often steeped in antiquated Orientalist colonial practices that rendered non-binary subjects voiceless. Indian youth who identify as hijras, a third gender who are usually born male but present as female, often experience …
“She Did Not Notice Me”
Using the recent trend in literary scholarship that theorizes literature in terms of globalization, cosmopolitanism, and dialectic transnational identities, I examine gender and sexual ideology in Mohsin Hamid’s 2007 novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a post-9/11 text that explores the intricacies of community and terror. Specifically, I argue that the novel articulates a particularly gendered vision of spatial, social, and political (im)mobilit…
Appetite, Anatomy, and Desire in Caroline Era Poetry and Theatre
The Caroline Era in early modern England was characterized by political instability and theological revolution. In response, there were ideological attempts to regulate desire and a distinct focus on the creation of a public persona. These crises led to anxieties about gender, performance, and the body. Literary production at this time was founded in political conflict and was both a response to and an escape from these events. In this article, I…
Third Gender Politics
Indian law has only recently stopped criminalizing what was perceived as deviant homosexual behavior and started extending full citizenship rights to its queer populace. The government’s attempts to regulate sexual behavior was often steeped in antiquated Orientalist colonial practices that rendered non-binary subjects voiceless. Indian youth who identify as hijras, a third gender who are usually born male but present as female, often experience …
Pointless, Ridiculous Monster”
In this article, I examine reimaginings of myth and legend that subversively address the confrontation between hero and monster by recreating the villainous monster as protagonist. These adaptations disrupt the Self/Other binary, which consequently positions us in a state of empathetic abjection with the monster. Jorge Luis Borges's “The House of Asterion” and John Gardner's Grendel take notions of the monstrous abject in the popular imagination …
Aesthetics (3 works) · Ideology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Political science (2 works)