Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors

Superwomen in Modern Mythology

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

From "Wonder Woman" to Buffy Summers, Emma Peel to Sydney Bristow, "Charlie's Angels" to "The Powerpuff Girls", Superwomen are more than just love interests or sidekicks who stand by their Supermen. In her new book, Stuller shows how the female hero in modern mythology has broken through the boy's club barrier of tradition and reveals the pivotal role of high-heeled crime fighters in popular culture.Featuring spies and sexuality, daddy's girls and super-mothers, this is a comprehensive, engaging and thought-provoking guide to female detectives, meta-humans and action heroines, as well as their creators, directors, performers, and consumers. The book also includes a glossary of modern mythic women, from Aeon to Zoe, as well as a foreword by acclaimed cultural commentator Roz Kaveney, author of "Superheroes! Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films" (published by I.B. Tauris, April 2008).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-01-04
Mått:138 x 216 x 24 mm
Vikt:333 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781845119652

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Film inom Kultur
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Jennifer K. Stuller is a writer and journalist, specializing in gender and sexuality in popular culture. She has been researching and speaking internationally on superwomen for over a decade. In 'Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors', author Jennifer Stuller looks at the role of superwomen in modern mythology, tracing their development in comics, in films and on television over the course of the past seven decades.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsForeword by Roz KaveneyIntroduction by AuthorSection One Standing on the Shoulders of Amazons Chapter One The Birth of Modern Myth and the Mother of Female Su- perheroes Chapter Two Modern Myth Meets Feminism Chapter Three Women of Steel: The Buff and the Backlash Chapter Four Super Grrrl Power at the Turn of the Century Section Two Journey of the Female Hero Chapter Five Love Will Bring You To Your Gift: On Compassion and Collaboration Chapter Six Who’s Your Daddy?: Law Enforcing Fathers and Crime Fighting Daughters Chapter Seven Always the Mother, Never the Messiah Chapter Eight Spies Like Us: Fighting Crime Backwards and in High Heels Section Three Mythmakers Chapter Nine A Hero of Her Own: Women Making Myth Conclusion Where Do We Go From Here?: The Future of Superwomen AppendixGlossary: From (A)eon to (Z)oë Internet ResourcesBibliographyFilmographyIndex