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Informationen zum Autor Jennifer K. Stuller is a writer and journalist! specializing in gender and sexuality in popular culture. She has been researching and speaking internationally on superwomen for over a decade. In 'Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors'! author Jennifer Stuller looks at the role of superwomen in modern mythology! tracing their development in comics! in films and on television over the course of the past seven decades. Klappentext 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 of "Superheroes! Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films."http: //www.ink-stainedamazon.com/"" "" From Wonder Woman to Buffy Summers, "Charlie's Angels" to "The Powerpuff Girls", Superwomen are more than just sidekicks who stand by their Supermen. Featuring spies and sexuality, daddy's girls and super-mothers, this is a guide to female detectives, meta-humans and action heroines, as well as their creators, directors, performers, and consumers. Zusammenfassung From Wonder Woman to Buffy Summers, "Charlie's Angels" to "The Powerpuff Girls", Superwomen are more than just sidekicks who stand by their Supermen. Featuring spies and sexuality, daddy's girls and super-mothers, this is a guide to female detectives, meta-humans and action heroines, as well as their creators, directors, performers, and consumers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsForeword by Roz KaveneyIntroduction by AuthorSection One Standing on the Shoulders of Amazons Chapter One The Birth of Modern Myth and the Mother of Female Su- perheroes Chapter Two Modern Myth Meets Feminism Chapter Three Women of Steel: The Buff and the Backlash Chapter Four Super Grrrl Power at the Turn of the Century Section Two Journey of the Female Hero Chapter Five Love Will Bring You To Your Gift: On Compassion and Collaboration Chapter Six Who’s Your Daddy?: Law Enforcing Fathers and Crime Fighting Daughters Chapter Seven Always the Mother, Never the Messiah Chapter Eight Spies Like Us: Fighting Crime Backwards and in High Heels Section Three Mythmakers Chapter Nine A Hero of Her Own: Women Making Myth Conclusion Where Do We Go From Here?: The Future of Superwomen AppendixGlossary: From (A)eon to (Z)oë Internet ResourcesBibliographyFilmographyIndex...
