Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir
Biographic Data
| ID | 885201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dagrún Ósk |
| FAMILY NAME | Jónsdóttir |
| SIGNATURE | JÓNSDÓTTIR D Ó |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iceland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8341-3403 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Patterns in Icelandic Elf Hills
[She] was very eager for men and hated living alone: Supernatural Women who Pose a Threat to Men in Icelandic Legends
This article examines the ways in which various supernatural women who pose threats to men are presented in the Icelandic folk legend collections from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It focuses on narratives dealing with both female trolls and "hidden" women (elves) that appear to present a danger to male hegemony because of how they challenge the ruling ideology of the time with regard to femininity and sexuality. As the artic…
You Have a Man’s Spirit in a Woman’s Heart’: Women Who Break Hegemonic Ideas about Femininity in Icelandic Legends
This article examines the ways in which women who take on a ‘traditionally’ male role or have qualities more commonly attributed to men are presented in Icelandic folk legend collections from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among other things, attention is paid to how women who break hegemonic ideas about femininity temporarily seem to be praised for their courage, while those who do so more permanently tend to be portrayed in …
“Obey My Will Or Suffer”: 1 Violence Against Women in Icelandic Folk Legends
This article* will look at how domestic and sexual violence against women is presented in the Icelandic folk legend collections from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Gender-based violence is a subject relatively absent in Icelandic legend collections which were mostly told, collected and published by men (the exception being the collection of Torfhildur Þorsteinssdóttir Hólm). Violence plays a role in the subordination of women, and there is go…
You Have a Man’s Spirit in a Woman’s Heart’: Women Who Break Hegemonic Ideas about Femininity in Icelandic Legends
This article examines the ways in which women who take on a ‘traditionally’ male role or have qualities more commonly attributed to men are presented in Icelandic folk legend collections from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among other things, attention is paid to how women who break hegemonic ideas about femininity temporarily seem to be praised for their courage, while those who do so more permanently tend to be portrayed in …
“Obey My Will Or Suffer”: 1 Violence Against Women in Icelandic Folk Legends
This article* will look at how domestic and sexual violence against women is presented in the Icelandic folk legend collections from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Gender-based violence is a subject relatively absent in Icelandic legend collections which were mostly told, collected and published by men (the exception being the collection of Torfhildur Þorsteinssdóttir Hólm). Violence plays a role in the subordination of women, and there is go…
You Have a Man’s Spirit in a Woman’s Heart’: Women Who Break Hegemonic Ideas about Femininity in Icelandic Legends
This article examines the ways in which women who take on a ‘traditionally’ male role or have qualities more commonly attributed to men are presented in Icelandic folk legend collections from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among other things, attention is paid to how women who break hegemonic ideas about femininity temporarily seem to be praised for their courage, while those who do so more permanently tend to be portrayed in …
[She] was very eager for men and hated living alone: Supernatural Women who Pose a Threat to Men in Icelandic Legends
This article examines the ways in which various supernatural women who pose threats to men are presented in the Icelandic folk legend collections from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It focuses on narratives dealing with both female trolls and "hidden" women (elves) that appear to present a danger to male hegemony because of how they challenge the ruling ideology of the time with regard to femininity and sexuality. As the artic…
Patterns in Icelandic Elf Hills
History (4 works) · Icelandic (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Legend (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works)