Salem's Critical Insights series distills the best of both classic and current literary criticism of the world's most-studied literature. The series focuses on an individual author's entire body of wo
"How does physical, emotional, and sexual abuse shape women's perceptions of their bodies and identities? How are women's psyches affected by the sexual, racial, and cultural denigration that occurs w
A major dystopian work by one of Canada's most important living writers, The Handmaid's Tale has generated controversy since it first appeared in 1985. In this collection aimed at college undergraduat
This book brings together the research findings of contemporary feminist age studies scholars, shame theorists, and feminist gerontologists in order to unfurl the affective dynamics of gendered ageism
"How does physical, emotional, and sexual abuse shape women's perceptions of their bodies and identities? How are women's psyches affected by the sexual, racial, and cultural denigration that occurs w
In this critical collection, well-known Atwood scholars offer original readings and critical re-evaluations of three Atwood masterpieces—The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake. Provi
