Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study explores how female agency and resistance are represented in the animated film Wolfwalkers (2020) through the lens of Feminist Stylistics, as proposed by Sara Mills. The analysis focuses on linguistic features such as naming, transitivity, and sentence structure to uncover how the film challenges traditional gender roles and conveys themes of empowerment. The findings reveal that Wolfwalkers portrays its female characters as independent, courageous, and capable of subverting patriarchal authority. Through stylistic choices in both dialogue and narration, the film articulates a feminist discourse that foregrounds solidarity and transformation. This research contributes to feminist stylistic studies by demonstrating how language functions as a tool for resistance and gender redefinition in animated storytelling.
Institution: Universitas Sumatera Utara
Language: English
Topic: Gender Studies in Language
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4413254880