Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors Superwomen in Modern Mythology

Name: Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors Superwomen in Modern Mythology
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ISBN: 9781845119652

ISBN-10: 1845119657

ISBN-13: 9781845119652

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jennifer K. Stuller

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In this comprehensive history, inquiry, critique, and reference guide, Stuller argues that Superwomen, from Wonder Woman to Charlie's Angels, are more than just love interests or sidekicks who stand by their supermen. She shows how the female hero in modern mythology has broken through the traditional boy's club barrier to reveal the pivotal role of high-heeled crimefighters in popular culture. Chapter topics include love and compassion, spies and sexuality, daddy's girls, and the complicated roles of superwomen who are also mothers. The book also includes a glossary of modern mythic women, as well as a foreword by acclaimed cultural commentator Roz Kaveney, author ofSuperheroes! Capes and…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Publication date: 10/30/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.53" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Standing on the Shoulders of Amazons



The Birth of Modern Mythology and the Mother of Female Superheroes



Modern Myth, Meet Feminism



Women of Steel: The Buff and the Backlash



Super Grrrl Power in the 1990s and the Turn of the Twenty-First Century



Journey of the Female Hero



Love Will Bring You to Your Gift: On Redemption, Collaboration, and Compassion



Who's Your Daddy?: On Fathers and Their Superdaughters



Always the Mother, Never the Messiah: On Mothers, Daughters, and Women Mentoring Women



The Mythmakers



Women Making Myth


Conclusion: "Where Do We Go from Here?"


From (A)eon to (Z)oï¿½: A Select Glossary of Superwomen in Modern Mythology


Endnotes


Bibliography, Filmography, and Internet Sources


Author Recommendations


Index