Book
Dangerous curves : action heroines, gender, fetishism, and popular culture / Jeffrey A. Brown.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604737141 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 160473714X (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: viii, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Women heroes in motion pictures. Heroines in literature. Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism. Women in popular culture. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | PN 1995.9 .W6 B76 2011 | 30542631 | General Collection | Available | - |