González-Díaz, Keyla

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Gender, pedagogy, and werewolves: Duality in reading and teaching Quinn Loftis's Prince of Wolves
(2020-05-20) González-Díaz, Keyla; Chansky, Ricia A.; College of Arts and Sciences - Art; Lamore, Eric D.; Romaguera, Gabriel; Department of English; Acosta-Lugo, Maribel
For generations werewolves have been a symbol of an uncontrollable male desire, however, Quinn Loftis has changed the civilized-savage binary in her novel, Prince of Wolves, to suggest that in the wake of multiple rape cases born of toxic masculinity, this binary is false and young men should be in control of themselves. The analysis is conducted through the theoretical lens of Hélène Cixous’s theory of binary oppositions, Judith Butler’s ideas on gender construction as performance, and Bryant W. Sculos definition on toxic masculinity. I also discuss the pedagogical implications of teaching young adult literatures exploring gender constructions and toxic masculinity in first-year, general education courses in the Department of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM).