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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.
List of contents
Through the looking glass: Shrek in perspective; A.Lacassagne, T.Nieguth , & F.Dépelteau Shrek in the classroom Representing political regimes in the Shrek trilogy; A.Lacassagne Big (and green) is better: Shrek and female body image; M.Ryan Green consciousness: Earth-based myth and meaning in Shrek ; J.Caputi 'Happiness is just a teardrop away': A Neo-Marxist interpretation of Shrek ; A.Spencer, J.Renner & A.Kruck Shrek in context The mouse is dead, long live the ogre: Shrek and the boundaries of transgression; D.Downes & J.Madeley Kantian cosmopolitanism and the DreamWorkification of the next generation; M .Vardalos An evolutionary psychological perspective on Shrek and Fiona; G.Brewer Shrek as a non-human transactor and social movements; F .Dépelteau Potholes of knowledge: The politics of studying Shrek ; T.Nieguth Filmography
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
