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Introduction: Angela Carter and Japan—A global perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Crofts, C., & Ikoma, N. (2022). Introduction: Angela Carter and Japan—A global perspective. Contemporary Women's Writing, 16(2), 127-134. https://doi.org/10.1093/cww/vpac027

Since her premature death in 1992, Angela Carter has become recognized as one of the most important writers in the English language, with numerous edited collections, theater adaptations, documentaries, and The Bloody Chamber now on the A-Level sylla... Read More about Introduction: Angela Carter and Japan—A global perspective.

Through the "magic mirror": Adapting Angela Carter's Japanese writings for the silver screen (2022)
Journal Article
Crofts, C. (2022). Through the "magic mirror": Adapting Angela Carter's Japanese writings for the silver screen. Contemporary Women's Writing, 16(2), 263-282. https://doi.org/10.1093/cww/vpad001

This article outlines the development of a feature-length screenplay adaptation of Angela Carter’s short story “Flesh and the Mirror,” situating it within a critical discussion of her metaleptic narrative strategies and the challenges of translating... Read More about Through the "magic mirror": Adapting Angela Carter's Japanese writings for the silver screen.