Exploring Maternalism: Brigitte Bardot, Baby Seals, and Contemporary Hegemonies of the Female Hero

Imperial tales of heroic exploration have had long-lasting effects on the construction of colonial landscapes and of hegemonies of masculinity centered on whiteness, physical strength, and endurance. This paper examines the renewal of such heroic polar explorer narratives in recent times, and how re...

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