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Goodwill, Joe

 
9780987898609: The New Female Action Hero: An Analysis of Female Masculinity in the New Female Action Hero in Recent Films and Television Shows
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ISBN 10 : 0987898604 ISBN 13 : 9780987898609
Editeur : Brave New World Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

There’s an exciting new player in films and on television shows. In the last three decades the female action hero has burst forth upon our screens, liberating women from the confines of stereotypical “feminine” traits, and enabling them to embrace positive, “masculine” attributes that once were reserved for men. This book examines the way in which popular culture has revisioned the old archetype of the hero, so that all heroes now can combine the best of both masculine and feminine traits – and so that all women potentially have more freedom. Included are analyses of several popular recent films and television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Alien series, Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Xena: Warrior Princess, Star Trek, Star Trek Voyager, The Long Kiss Goodnight and GI Jane. This book analyzes the contributions of popular culture from the perspective of queer theory, focusing especially on Judith (Jack) Halberstam’s groundbreaking work on female masculinity, and on Judith Butler’s provocative work on the construction of gender.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

There’s an exciting new player in films and on television shows. In the last three decades the female action hero has burst forth upon our screens, liberating women from the confines of stereotypical “feminine” traits, and enabling them to embrace positive, “masculine” attributes that once were reserved for men. This book examines the way in which popular culture has revisioned the old archetype of the hero, so that all heroes now can combine the best of both masculine and feminine traits – and so that all women potentially have more freedom. Included are analyses of several popular recent films and television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Alien series, Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Xena: Warrior Princess, Star Trek, Star Trek Voyager, The Long Kiss Goodnight and GI Jane. This book analyzes the contributions of popular culture from the perspective of queer theory, focusing especially on Judith (Jack) Halberstam’s groundbreaking work on female masculinity, and on Judith Butler’s provocative work on the construction of gender.

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Éditeur
Brave New World Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0987898604
ISBN 13 
9780987898609
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
174
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