RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis
T1 How is a (Wicked) Witch created? Oppression and Empowerment in the Land of Oz
A1 Ferrero Sánchez, Celia
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Cinema
K1 Abjection
K1 Wicked
K1 Feminism
K1 Monstrous Feminine
K1 Bruja
K1 Cine
K1 Abyección
K1 Feminismo
K1 Monstruo Femenino
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB Beyond her role as an iconic horror figure, the witch functions as a powerful archetypehistorically shaped by fear and power, revealing the structural faults of the patriarchy. Thisundergraduate dissertation aims to explore her presence in American cinema to betterunderstand her enthralling nature, with particular focus on one of its most important characters,the infamous Wicked Witch of the West. Employing feminist studies —including JuliaKristeva’s abjection and Barbara Creed’s Monstrous Feminine— as theoretical frameworks,the study traces an outline of the witch’s evolution across cinematographic history to criticallyexamine her complexity. The findings of this research reveal that Elphaba embodies not asingular archetype, but rather an amalgamation of different and intersecting identities, eachreflecting a different stage of defiance and revolution. Through this in-depth investigation, thisdissertation contributes to the extensive repository of feminist studies about a traditionallygendered character, capable of being a progressive figure.
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79893
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79893
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 25-nov-2025