Professor Dr. Azhar Noori Fejer, A. (2015). Witchcraft and Women’s Spaces; A cultural Materialism Study of John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick. , 1(215), 133-158.
Assistant Professor Dr. Azhar Noori Fejer. "Witchcraft and Women’s Spaces; A cultural Materialism Study of John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick". , 1, 215, 2015, 133-158.
Professor Dr. Azhar Noori Fejer, A. (2015). 'Witchcraft and Women’s Spaces; A cultural Materialism Study of John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick', , 1(215), pp. 133-158.
Professor Dr. Azhar Noori Fejer, A. Witchcraft and Women’s Spaces; A cultural Materialism Study of John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick. , 2015; 1(215): 133-158.

Witchcraft and Women’s Spaces; A cultural Materialism Study of John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick

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Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 215, 2018, Pages 133-158
Author
Assistant Professor Dr. Azhar Noori Fejer
Abstract
Witch stories are part of American popular culture, and this culture is extremely influenced by a continuing reliance on its past. The modern obsession of Americans with witches, whether real or metaphorical, is related to politics especially when it came to issues of gender politics. This article exposes a modern image of the female character seen from a male author point of view. John Updike, influenced by the changes that happened to women within second wave of feminism, attempted to write The Witches of Eastwick (1984). Actually, he presented women who did have a sort of careers. His witches are professional active and dynamic. What do witches stand for in American Culture? Why did Updike choose to write about women? Why were these females witches and not ordinary women? This is the core discussion of the present study.
Key Words: witches, female characters, feminism, American culture, male author.
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