ISBN:
9781617039409
,
9781604737141
,
1604737158
,
160473714X
,
9781604737158
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 269 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
24 cm
Edition:
First printing
DDC:
305.4
Keywords:
Women heroes in motion pictures
;
Heroines in literature
;
Comic books, strips, etc History and criticism
;
Women in popular culture
;
Women heroes in motion pictures
;
Heroines in literature
;
Comic books, strips, etc History and criticism
;
Women in popular culture
;
Comic books, strips, etc
;
Heroines in literature
;
History and criticism
;
Women heroes in motion pictures
;
Women in popular culture
;
Comic
;
Frau
;
Massenkultur
;
Massenkultur
;
Comic
;
Frau
Abstract:
Introduction : "where all women wear spandex and know Kung Fu" -- Gender and the action heroine : hardbodies and the point of no return -- Gender, sexuality, and toughness : the bad girls of action film and comic books -- Alias, fetishism, and Pygmalion fantasies -- "Play with me" : sexy cyborgs, game girls, and digital babes -- If looks could kill : power, revenge, and stripper movies -- "She can do anything!" : the action heroine and the modern (post-feminist) girl -- "Exotic beauties" : ethnicity and comic book superheroines -- Kinky vampires and action heroines -- When the action heroine looks -- Conclusion : wondering about Wonder Woman : action heroines as multi-fetish
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : "where all women wear spandex and know Kung Fu" -- Gender and the action heroine : hardbodies and the point of no return -- Gender, sexuality, and toughness : the bad girls of action film and comic books -- Alias, fetishism, and Pygmalion fantasies -- "Play with me" : sexy cyborgs, game girls, and digital babes -- If looks could kill : power, revenge, and stripper movies -- "She can do anything!" : the action heroine and the modern (post-feminist) girl -- "Exotic beauties" : ethnicity and comic book superheroines -- Kinky vampires and action heroines -- When the action heroine looks -- Conclusion : wondering about Wonder Woman : action heroines as multi-fetish.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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