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Investigating Shrek

Power, Identity, and Ideology

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Aurélie Lacassagne

    1. Laurentian University, Canada

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  2. Tim Nieguth

    1. Laurentian University, Canada

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  3. François Dépelteau

    1. Laurentian University, Canada

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Through the Looking Glass: Shrek in Perspective

    1. Through the Looking Glass: Shrek in Perspective

      • Aurélie Lacassagne, Tim Nieguth, François Dépelteau
      Pages 1-12

  3. Shrek in the Classroom

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Representing Political Regimes in the Shrek Trilogy

      • Aurélie Lacassagne
      Pages 15-25

    3. Big (and Green) Is Better: Shrek and Female Body Image

      • Mary Ryan
      Pages 27-38

    4. Green Consciousness: Earth-Based Myth and Meaning in Shrek

      • Jane Caputi
      Pages 39-58

    5. “Happiness Is Just a Teardrop Away”: A Neo-Marxist Interpretation of Shrek

      • Alexander Spencer, Judith Renner, Andreas Kruck
      Pages 59-72

  5. Instead of a Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Potholes of Knowledge: The Politics of Studying Shrek

      • Tim Nieguth
      Pages 147-162

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 163-190
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About this book

An exploration of the social significance of Shrek from a variety of theoretical perspectives, this book pursues two different, yet intertwined objectives. The first is to present Shrek as pedagogical tool that could be usefully employed in a number of different disciplines. Shrek is approached from a political science angle, a sociological perspective, and applied to the tenets of evolutionary psychology. The second objective is concerned with outlining some of the ways in which Shrek is actively bound up with various aspects of social reality - such as capitalism, power relations, inequality, rule and resistance. This book analyzes the green ogre and his companions in a way that is entertaining as well as informative.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laurentian University, Canada

    Aurélie Lacassagne, Tim Nieguth, François Dépelteau

About the editors

TIM NIEGUTH Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Laurentian University, Canada.
 
AURELIE LACASSAGNE Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Laurentian University, Canada.

FRANCOIS DEPELTEAU Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Laurentian University, Canada.
 

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