Beyond Bombshells: The New Action Heroine in Popular Culture

by Jeffrey A. Brown

Overview

A full exploration of the heroine in movies, comic books, television, and literature

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496803191
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Publication date:	09/09/2015
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jeffrey A. Brown, Bowling Green, Ohio, is a professor in the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University. He is the author of Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans and Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture, both published by University Press of Mississippi.

Editorial Reviews

"Using both cultural studies theory and genre analysis, Brown constructs compelling arguments for shifting change that does not have to include either blind cheerleading for (post)feminist progress or pessimistic determinism that action heroines will only ever be valued by their subjugation to the male gaze. Brown's message, like the reality he studies, is incredibly nuanced; progress is often accompanied by stagnation."

—Molly Scanlon, ImageText

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