Natalie Le Clue is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Media and Communication at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Her research delves into fan studies, specifically examining toxic fan practices, alongside a focus on television studies with an emphasis on fairytale mythology.

• Introduction; Natalie Le Clue Section 1. Gender Representation in Fairy Tales and Medi Chapter 1. Gendered Stereotypes of the Male Witch in Selected Children’s Film and Fiction; Maggie Webster Chapter 2. How Manly is the Mouse?: The View of Masculinity across the years through Disney; Caleb George Hubbard and Brittney S. MorrisseyChapter 3. Feminist Quest Heroine: Deconstruction of Male Heroism in the 21st Century Fairy Tale Narrative; Thanong Aupitak Chapter 4. Masculine Image and Identity in Fairy Tales c1900-1940; Jennifer Fogarty Chapter 5. Letting Prince Charming Go: Male Characters and Masculinities In Disney’s Frozen; Auba Llompart Chapter 6. Transformative Masculinities: Re-Examining the role of the Male in Red Riding Hood; Fiona Smith and Fiona McKay Chapter 7. Geralt The Huntsman: The Witcher’s Upending Of The Classic “Hero” Trope; Justin Shay Easler and Kaitlyn Michelle Samons Chapter 8. The Impossible Cartography of Masculine Trauma and Ego in Netflix’s Dark; Kirsty Worrow Chapter 9. Blue Beard's Descendants: The Resonance of Toxic Masculinity in Modern Storytelling; Natalie Le Clue Chapter 10. The Erasure of the Elderly Hatter: 21st Century American Remakes of the Mad Hatter; Brittany Eldridge Section 2. Reinterpretation and Deconstruction of Fairy Tale Tropes Chapter 11. Gender Subversion in Horror Fairy-tale Neverafter; Tess Watterson Chapter 12. “It’s Remarkable how often [Madness and Brilliance] Coincide”: An Analysis of the Characters, Captain Jack Sparrow and Tarrant Hightopp, as Alternate Depictions of Masculinity; Ailish Kate Brassil Chapter 13. Subverting Traditional Representations of White Masculinity in Fairy-Tale Narratives: The Case of Carnival Row (2019-2023); Dina Pedro Chapter 14. Fabulous Godmothers and Fairy-Godfairies: Reimagining the Fairy Godmother as Gender-Inclusive; Marty Heath Chapter 15. The Kuya In Selected Filipino Storybooks: ‘Subordinate Storylines’ Of Male Characters In Narratives Of Adversities; Cheeno Marlo M. Sayuno Chapter 16. ‘The Modern Prometheus’: Gothic Masculinity, Classical Mythology and Forensic Reception in Netflix’s 1899; Kirsty Worrow Chapter 17. The Looking Glass Paradigm: An Inductive Evaluation of Once Upon A Time’s Captain Hook; Natalie Le Clue Conclusion; Natalie Le Clue

Natalie Le Clue is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Media and Communication at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Her research delves into fan studies, specifically examining toxic fan practices, alongside a focus on television studies with an emphasis on fairytale mythology.

• Introduction; Natalie Le Clue Section 1. Gender Representation in Fairy Tales and Medi Chapter 1. Gendered Stereotypes of the Male Witch in Selected Children’s Film and Fiction; Maggie Webster Chapter 2. How Manly is the Mouse?: The View of Masculinity across the years through Disney; Caleb George Hubbard and Brittney S. MorrisseyChapter 3. Feminist Quest Heroine: Deconstruction of Male Heroism in the 21st Century Fairy Tale Narrative; Thanong Aupitak Chapter 4. Masculine Image and Identity in Fairy Tales c1900-1940; Jennifer Fogarty Chapter 5. Letting Prince Charming Go: Male Characters and Masculinities In Disney’s Frozen; Auba Llompart Chapter 6. Transformative Masculinities: Re-Examining the role of the Male in Red Riding Hood; Fiona Smith and Fiona McKay Chapter 7. Geralt The Huntsman: The Witcher’s Upending Of The Classic “Hero” Trope; Justin Shay Easler and Kaitlyn Michelle Samons Chapter 8. The Impossible Cartography of Masculine Trauma and Ego in Netflix’s Dark; Kirsty Worrow Chapter 9. Blue Beard's Descendants: The Resonance of Toxic Masculinity in Modern Storytelling; Natalie Le Clue Chapter 10. The Erasure of the Elderly Hatter: 21st Century American Remakes of the Mad Hatter; Brittany Eldridge Section 2. Reinterpretation and Deconstruction of Fairy Tale Tropes Chapter 11. Gender Subversion in Horror Fairy-tale Neverafter; Tess Watterson Chapter 12. “It’s Remarkable how often [Madness and Brilliance] Coincide”: An Analysis of the Characters, Captain Jack Sparrow and Tarrant Hightopp, as Alternate Depictions of Masculinity; Ailish Kate Brassil Chapter 13. Subverting Traditional Representations of White Masculinity in Fairy-Tale Narratives: The Case of Carnival Row (2019-2023); Dina Pedro Chapter 14. Fabulous Godmothers and Fairy-Godfairies: Reimagining the Fairy Godmother as Gender-Inclusive; Marty Heath Chapter 15. The Kuya In Selected Filipino Storybooks: ‘Subordinate Storylines’ Of Male Characters In Narratives Of Adversities; Cheeno Marlo M. Sayuno Chapter 16. ‘The Modern Prometheus’: Gothic Masculinity, Classical Mythology and Forensic Reception in Netflix’s 1899; Kirsty Worrow Chapter 17. The Looking Glass Paradigm: An Inductive Evaluation of Once Upon A Time’s Captain Hook; Natalie Le Clue Conclusion; Natalie Le Clue

Natalie Le Clue is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Media and Communication at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Her research delves into fan studies, specifically examining toxic fan practices, alongside a focus on television studies with an emphasis on fairytale mythology.

• Introduction; Natalie Le Clue Section 1. Gender Representation in Fairy Tales and Medi Chapter 1. Gendered Stereotypes of the Male Witch in Selected Children’s Film and Fiction; Maggie Webster Chapter 2. How Manly is the Mouse?: The View of Masculinity across the years through Disney; Caleb George Hubbard and Brittney S. MorrisseyChapter 3. Feminist Quest Heroine: Deconstruction of Male Heroism in the 21st Century Fairy Tale Narrative; Thanong Aupitak Chapter 4. Masculine Image and Identity in Fairy Tales c1900-1940; Jennifer Fogarty Chapter 5. Letting Prince Charming Go: Male Characters and Masculinities In Disney’s Frozen; Auba Llompart Chapter 6. Transformative Masculinities: Re-Examining the role of the Male in Red Riding Hood; Fiona Smith and Fiona McKay Chapter 7. Geralt The Huntsman: The Witcher’s Upending Of The Classic “Hero” Trope; Justin Shay Easler and Kaitlyn Michelle Samons Chapter 8. The Impossible Cartography of Masculine Trauma and Ego in Netflix’s Dark; Kirsty Worrow Chapter 9. Blue Beard's Descendants: The Resonance of Toxic Masculinity in Modern Storytelling; Natalie Le Clue Chapter 10. The Erasure of the Elderly Hatter: 21st Century American Remakes of the Mad Hatter; Brittany Eldridge Section 2. Reinterpretation and Deconstruction of Fairy Tale Tropes Chapter 11. Gender Subversion in Horror Fairy-tale Neverafter; Tess Watterson Chapter 12. “It’s Remarkable how often [Madness and Brilliance] Coincide”: An Analysis of the Characters, Captain Jack Sparrow and Tarrant Hightopp, as Alternate Depictions of Masculinity; Ailish Kate Brassil Chapter 13. Subverting Traditional Representations of White Masculinity in Fairy-Tale Narratives: The Case of Carnival Row (2019-2023); Dina Pedro Chapter 14. Fabulous Godmothers and Fairy-Godfairies: Reimagining the Fairy Godmother as Gender-Inclusive; Marty Heath Chapter 15. The Kuya In Selected Filipino Storybooks: ‘Subordinate Storylines’ Of Male Characters In Narratives Of Adversities; Cheeno Marlo M. Sayuno Chapter 16. ‘The Modern Prometheus’: Gothic Masculinity, Classical Mythology and Forensic Reception in Netflix’s 1899; Kirsty Worrow Chapter 17. The Looking Glass Paradigm: An Inductive Evaluation of Once Upon A Time’s Captain Hook; Natalie Le Clue Conclusion; Natalie Le Clue