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The following study is interested in questions of diversity and inclusiveness in Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles, a tetralogy of best-selling young adult fairy tale revisions comprised of Cinder (2012), Scarlet (2013), Cress (2014), and Winter (2015). Scholars have expended significant energy defining the fairy tale, tracing its history and development, and analyzing 20th-century adult fairy tale revisions informed by second-wave feminism. However, little scholarly attention has been paid to young adult fairy tale revisions of the 21st Century and less still on The Lunar Chronicles. This study begins the work of filling that gap. Through a close reading of The Lunar Chronicles, I argue that Meyer's tetralogy is an influential, complex, and thematically comprehensive example of an ongoing shift away from feminist fairy tale revisions for adults toward young adult fairy tale revisions that focus on diversity and inclusiveness. My project begins with a chapter situating Meyer's work in the context of existing fairy tale scholarship and the burgeoning emphasis on diversity in contemporary American culture and young adult publishing. The following three chapters provide, respectively, a close reading of The Lunar Chronicles focused on racial identity, gender and sexuality, and disabilities. In showcasing more recent YA fairy tale retellings, the final chapter seeks to draw some tentative conclusions about the continuing importance of diversity and inclusiveness in an evolving genre of reimagined fairy tales for a young adult audience. / Master of Arts / In her bestselling young adult science fiction tetralogy The Lunar Chronicles (2012-2015), Marissa Meyers reimagines four classic fairy tales: "Cinderella" (Cinder), "Little Red Riding Hood" (Scarlet), "Rapunzel" (Cress), and "Snow White" (Winter). Meyer's work continues a tradition of revising traditional fairy tales. Disney's Princess franchise of reimagined fairy tales has essentially defined the genre for generations of American children, while Angela Carter's adult fairy tale revisions challenged its patriarchal orientation in the wake of second-wave feminism. In my detailed textual analysis of The Lunar Chronicles, I argue that Meyer's tetralogy is a relatively early, influential, and comprehensive example of a developing wave of specifically young adult fairy tale retellings that reflects a growing focus on issues of diversity and inclusiveness in 21st-century America. My project begins with a chapter that places Meyer's work in historical context, focusing on the development and definition of the fairy tale and presenting a brief overview of previous approaches to fairy tale revision. In the next three chapters, I analyze The Lunar Chronicles as it complicates questions of, respectively, race, gender and sexuality, and disability. My project concludes with a brief overview of young adult fairy tale retellings of the last decade, exploring how the genre continues to engage with questions of diversity and inclusiveness.

This thesis looks at the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast to examine the way that this tale has been used throughout history to address the concerns of young women, as well as reinforce the culturally accepted gender roles of the time of their publication. The first chapter defines the fairy tale genre and features some of the most common criticism on the genre, it will then define and offer critical perspectives on the monster bridegroom motif which Beauty and the Beast is a part of. The second chapter will look at the first two publications of the text, the 1740 version by Mme de Villeneuve and the 1756 version by Mme de Beaumont. The final chapter will examine the first two books in the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses published in 2015 and A Court of Mist and Fury published in 2016.

The thesis is devoted to the promotion and development of reading pre-literacy in kindergarten through modern authorial fairy tales. The theoretical part is focused on the development of preschool age children in various aspects related to the development of reading and language skills - in terms of psychology, early childhood education and Framework educational program for preschool education. With respect to the theme of the thesis is part of the theory also definitions of reading literacy and reading pre-literacy and its content in the context of selected procedures for development of reading in kindergarten. There are also itemized some of the methods RWCT (Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking), which are used in order to develop literacy skills. Theoretically, they are also gripped the literary and drama education in kindergarten, the specifics of the modern fairy tale and the role of projective methods in kindergarten. In the practical part there are present projects: What would happen, if there were walking around Brno giant and Lichožrouti. Projects were developed based on the book Daisy Mrázková (What would happen, if ...) and Paul Šrut (Lichožrouti). Both projects were developed in accordance with the Framework educational program for preschool education and the recommendations of...

The diploma thesis deals with the application of Japanese fairy tales in drama education lessons at Primary school. The goal of the thesis is to consider the suitability of Japanese fairy tales in the drama education lessons. The thesis is devided into the theoretical and practical part. The first chapter of the theoretical part I deal with a brief theory of fairytales. The second chapter is about Japanese fairy tales. The classification of Japanese fairy tales is described and there are also some examples. The third chapter is about fairy tales in the drama education. The practical part serves to verify the goals of the diploma thesis. Four Japanese fairy tales, in which drama education methods and techniques were used, are processed and reflected. All the lessons were realised at Primary school.

Thesis (MPhil (Visual Arts))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation aims to investigate, from a feminist perspective, representations of female sexuality in fairy tale text and illustrations. I conduct my analysis in the form of a case study of the Brothers Grimm’s The Handless Maiden as it appeared in the 1915 English edition of their Children and Household Tales. My investigation is prompted by the belief that fairy tales play an important role in the social construction of gender relations, a process known as ‘interpellation’ within contemporary feminist discourse. This due to the fact that fairy tales are some of the earliest narratives young children get exposed to and thus help shape their understanding of the world around them and their role as social beings in it. I start my investigation by looking exclusively at fairy tale text – The Handless Maiden by the Brothers Grimm - and how language gets used to construct a specific version of female sexuality; that which is silenced and without agency, thus repressive and problematic from a feminist perspective. Here I firmly situate my argument within a theoretical framework provided by contemporary feminist discourse with reference to the arguments of theorists Judith Butler and Luce Irigaray and their emphasis on the key role of language within processes of ‘interpellation’. I then move on to a discussion of fairy tale illustrations and the important role thereof to underscore, by making visible, the particular version of female sexuality implicit in the accompanying text. The next part of my investigation focuses on images of women in the photo-collages of the early 20th century German artist Hannah Höch. I posit these as exemplary of imagery with the potential to destabilize patriarchal notions of female sexuality. By means of this investigation I hope to provide a discursive framework in which to situate my own set of illustrations of the Grimm’s Handless Maiden, which I completed as part of the practical component of my submission for the current degree. The final part of my discussion focuses on my own illustrations of the Grimm’s Handless Maiden and here I will argue for my illustrations as a means to, not only destabilize notions of female sexuality implicit in the accompanying fairy tale text, but also a means to suggest other, alternative, readings of the nature of the female sexual subject position implicit in the text. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis ondersoek die feministiese tentoonstelling van vroulike seksualiteit in sprokies se illustrasie en teks. My ondersoek analiseer die Broers Grimm se The Handless Maiden soos dit verskyn het in die 1915 Engelse uitgawegenaamd, Children and Household Tales. Hierdie ondersoek word gelei deur die aan-name dat sprokies‘n belangrike rol speel in die sosiale konstruksie van geslag verwantskappe, ‘n proses bekend as “interpellasie” in die diskoers van kontemporêre feminisme. Sprokies is van die vroegste narratiewe waaraan kinders blootgestel word en beïnvloed dus hul begrip van die wêreld, ondermeer hul sosiale rol daarin. My ondersoek begin met die fokus op The Handless Maiden se teksen hoe taal gekonstrueer word rondom ‘n spesifieke weergawe van vroulike seksualiteit. Vanuit ‘n feministiese oogpunt is hierdie seksualiteit problematies, aangesien dit as swygend en sonder agentskap aanskou word. Ek struktureer my ondersoek rondom die argumente van Judith Butler and Luce Irigaray, met klem op die rol van taal in die proses van “interpellasie”. Daarna skuif my fokusna ‘n diskoers omtrent sprokies se illustrasies en die belangrike rol van onderliggende vroulike sexualiteit wat teenwoordig is in die teks sowel as die illustrasies. My ondersoek lei dan na die vroulike figure in die foto-plakskildery van die vroeg 20ste eeuse Duitse kunstenaar, Hannah Höch. My ondersoek van vroulike figure staan dan as voorbeelde van die moontlikheid om patriargale neiging van vroulike seksualiteit te destabiliseer. Ek beoog dus om ‘n diskoers raamwerk te stig waarin ek my eie illustrasies van Grimm se Handless Maiden, wat ek as ‘n deel van my praktiese komponenet voltooi het vir my huidige tesis. Die finale deel van my tesis ondersoek my eie illustrasies van Grimm se Handless Maiden. Hier plaas ek my werk in die destabieliseering raamwerk van vroulike seksualiteit wat vanselfsprekend is in die sprokie en terselfde tyd alternatiewe lesings van die vroulike seksualiteits onderwerp bied.

The diploma thesis explores relationship between both czech cine and television fairy tales and the Czech Television, analysing a structure of Christmas programme schedules between years 2004 and 2014. The first part defines fairy tales and their function in the context of literary genre and historical evolution, then it continues to a cinematographic and television adaptations of fairy tales. It also includes the psychological aspect of fairy tales. The second part considers fairy tales as mediated message and reveals possible influence of mass media related to their function. It is based on social construction of reality theory, media systems dependency theory and uses and gratifications theory. The third part refers to the Czech Television as to a public service media with specific targets and attitude to the broadcasting and production of fairy tales. At the same time, it mentions the most assigned directors, most broadcasted fairy tales and explains the way how the Czech Television works with them in the programme schedule. In the fourth part there was a quantitative analysis of Christmas programme schedules of the Czech Television made and so was a comparison of individual seasons, days and dayparts. The end of the work concludes the important role of fairy tales in the Christmas programme...

Traditional fairy tales represent some of the oldest and most archetypal forms of literature. However, as humanity rapidly evolves, the genre and content of traditional fairy tales still operates as a prevalent socializing agent that fails to promote pluralism. Instead, traditional fairy tales illustrate and uphold limited gender roles and expectations. This paper examines Hermann Hesse's role as a pioneer in a now burgeoning movement of fairy tale revisions that blur boundaries between fantasy and reality by introducing specific, everyday locations, countries, and individuals coupled with a copious use of the double. This formula draws the reader into the tale via the uncanny and prompts a reevaluation of especially violent historical moments and issues that affect all within a society. Hesse's work within this new tradition of revisions of beloved fairy tales, as well as his creation of literary fairy tales, has significantly influenced the work of key postmodern feminist fairy tale revisionists like Jeanette Winterson. / by Brittany K. Rigdon. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

A presente dissertação está inserida na área de Estudos Comparados de Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa e tem como objetivo constatar que elementos literários permitem a contribuição da Literatura Infantil para a formação de espírito sobre o feminino em determinada época, em obras que se apropriam do conto popular Forma literária legitimada como transmissora de valores para desenvolver a consciência crítica do leitor, através do questionamento, validação e de divulgação de novas proposições de valores. Para tanto, realizou-se uma análise comparativa de obras que tinham como protagonista a figura de uma jovem princesa que se preparava para a vida adulta através de uma jornada em busca da própria identidade. Os corpora são A rainha e as irmãs, conto popular recolhido por Câmara Cascudo presente na obra Contos Tradicionais do Brasil (1955), Procurando Firme (1984) de Ruth Rocha e Uma, duas, três princesas (2013) de Ana Maria Machado. Para dar suporte à análise, verificamos teorias que justificassem afirmar que a função social, a linguagem, a ética interna e a possibilidade de atualização do conto popular o configuram como um texto que, legitimado pela comunidade que o recebe, torna possível a transmissão de valores abstratos. Para entender como a literatura infantil se apropriou do conto popular, investigamos as relações entre a mentalidade do homem primitivo e da criança e suas aproximações quanto à percepção da realidade. Situamos as obras em um contexto histórico-social, problematizando a literatura infantil em meio às mudanças de paradigmas e mentalidade em nossa sociedade, que terminam por influenciar na representação do feminino. Os valores considerados femininos foram abordados em perspectiva histórica e do estudo de gêneros. Justificamos a escolha das obras investigando as relações entre a saga do herói e os ritos masculinos e femininos de iniciação à vida adulta, com intenção de compreender em qual medida essa jornada pode ser considerada uma metáfora da condição humana. Apresentamos e comentamos um panorama de obras do século XX no Brasil em que há a figura da princesa. Na análise dos corpora, comparamos as relações entre a figura da princesa e a família, a preparação para a jornada e os aspectos valorizados em cada jornada. Consideramos que as narrativas acompanham o discurso sobre o feminino em cada época e projetam-se sobre a prática da geração seguinte, transpondo a representação da mulher como um indivíduo para transfigurar-se em uma metáfora da condição feminina na sociedade. / This dissertation of master degree is inserted in Comparative Studies of Portuguese Language Literature and aims to see some literary elements that can contribute to Children\'s Literature participate of the formation of mentality about female at each time, in works where there is the appropriation of folktales as a kind of literature legitimized by a people to pass some values to develop a critical awareness of the reader, through questioning, validation and dissemination of new values. Therefore, a comparative analysis was carried out works which had as protagonist the figure of a young princess who was preparing herself to the adult life through a journey in search of their own identity. The corpora consists of A rainha e as irmãs, folktale collected by Cascudo present in the work Contos Tradicionais do Brasil (1955), Procurando Firme (1984), by Ruth Rocha and Uma, duas, três princesas (2013), by Ana Maria Machado. To support the analysis, we find theories that justify affirm that the social function, the language, the internal ethics and the upgradeability of the folktale configure it as a text, which if legitimized by the community that receives, makes possible the transmission of abstract values. To understand how children\'s literature has appropriated the folktale, we investigated the relationship between the mentality of primitive man and child and their approaches regarding the perception of reality. The works were situated in a socio-historical context, discussing children\'s literature amid the paradigms and mentality changes in our society, which ultimately influence the female representation. The values considered female gender were approached in historical perspective and of the study of genres. We justified the choice of works investigating the relationship between the hero\'s journey and the male and female in the rites of initiation into adulthood, with intent to understand to what extent this journey can be considered a metaphor for the human condition. Were presented and commented an overview of works of the twentieth century in Brazil in which there is the figure of the princess. In corpora analysis, were compared the relationships between the figure of the princess and the family, the preparing for the journey and the aspects valued on each journey. We believe that the narrative follows the discourse on women in each time and are projected on the practice of the next generation, transposes the representation of women as an individual for transfigure into a metaphor of the women\'s status in society.

O presente estudo tem como objetivo primeiro o da perversidade contida nas paráfrases verbo-visuais dos contos de fada, por meio da análise de algumas das obras da escritora portuguesa Adília Lopes e da artista plástica de origem lusitana Paula Rego. Utilizando de um estudo comparatista embasado principalmente num arcabouço teórico transdisciplinar com a psicanálise freudiana, junguiana e lacaniana, este trabalho procura conceituar o termo perversidade para, posteriormente, demonstrar processos pelos quais determinados textos podem assumir versões cuja perversidade nas relações das personas / personagens são materializadas, em função de diferentes momentos sócio-político-culturais, além de conservarem subjacentes elementos de ordem subjetiva ao dialogarem com seus leitores. A fim de melhor compreensão da nossa análise, expomos sucintamente, parte da base teórica prática de suporte que respondeu a questão: - Quais mecanismos envolveriam o processo analítico e do sentido narrativo engendrados a partir dos textos para interpretar os signos verbais e não verbais? Partindo de um breve estudo entre as obras e suas relações com a sociedade e a política, também este trabalho precisou lançar mão considerações fundamentais do processo de conhecimento: a cognição. / The present study aims first study of perversity paraphrases contained in verb-visual fairy tales, through the analysis of some of the works of the Portuguese writer and artist Adília Lopes Plastic origin Lusitanian Paula Rego. Using a comparative study based, especially in a basement theoretical transdisciplinary with Freudian, Jungian and Lacanian, this research seeks to conceptualize the term evil to subsequently demonstrate the processes by which certain texts may take versions whose perversity in relations of personas / characters are materialized due to different moments socio-political-cultural, and retain the underlying elements of subjective order to dialogue with your readers. In order to better understanding of our analysis, we explain briefly the theoretical basis of practical support that answered the question: - What mechanisms involve the analytical process and narrative sense engendered from the texts to interpret the verbal and nonverbal signs? Starting from a brief study of the relationships between the works and their relationship to society and politics, also this work also had to resort to fundamental considerations of process knowledge: cognition.