Icone in maschera. La straordinarietà femminile negli universi finzionali: a partire da Eva Kant

As our understanding of gender and representation evolves, it is vital to evaluate the semiotic elements of gender extraordinariness to seek more real and empowering depictions of women in “masked”narratives.Extraordinary womenare portrayed in variouslanguages, like verbal, visual, and clothing. Eva Kantis “free,” but she mustobserve Diabolik’s rulesandnot interfere with his plans.Masqueradecan be used to taxonomize representations offeminine extraordinarinessin the fictional universe and develop a cross-cultural model of symbolic activity articulating forms of gender identification.