De la victime à la guerrière : transformations et permanences des représentations du féminin dans les fictions zombies

Clémentine Hougue (1)

1 3L.AM - Langues, Littératures, Linguistique des Universités d'Angers et du Mans

As result of the success of zombie fictions since the early 2000s, female characters have diversified and often take on the role of full-fledged fighter : in an apocalyptic context of extreme violence, this status of warrior becomes a new feminine ideal. However, have the roles that female characters assumed in older zombie fictions, such as the functions of care, disappeared ? This article examines the representations of the feminine in zombie fictions (films and television series) and questions the evolution of the roles traditionally attributed to women. Indeed, if women now fight on an equal footing with men against the undead or other survivors, representing an ideal of strong and independent women, female characters are still largely subject to gender assignments and male domination.

Mots clés: warrior; zombies; gender; representations; feminine

Domaines: Art et histoire de l'art; Sciences de l'information et de la communication

Clémentine Hougue. De la victime à la guerrière : transformations et permanences des représentations du féminin dans les fictions zombies. ¿ Interrogations ? Revue pluridisciplinaire de sciences humaines et sociales, 2021. ⟨hal-03747333⟩