Education and the Female Superhero Slayers, Cyborgs, Sorority Sisters, and Schoolteachers

Exploring a variety of female superhero narratives, including Wonder Woman comics and television shows like The Secrets of Isis, The Bionic Woman, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this book argues that twentieth-century superheroine stories historically depicted education as the path to female liberation and empowerment.

Info autore

Andrew L. Grunzke is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Guam.

Riassunto

Exploring a variety of female superhero narratives, including Wonder Woman comics and television shows like The Secrets of Isis, The Bionic Woman, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this book argues that twentieth-century superheroine stories historically depicted education as the path to female liberation and empowerment.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrew L. Grunzke, Andrew L Grunzke, Grunzke Andrew L.
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• Categoria: Narrativa > Fumetti, cartoni, humour, satira > Fumetti; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781498596848
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9684-8
• Numero di pagine: 164
• Serie: Education and Popular Culture
• Categorie: Comics, Wonder Woman, Gender Studies, Education, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Feminism, Television, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Superheroes, Philosophy & theory of education, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women & girls, Women's Studies, Graphic novels: superheroes & super-villains, Graphic novel / Comic book: super-heroes & super-villains, comic books, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Superheroes and super-villains, superheroines, female superheroes, the secrets of isis, gender and heroes, gender and comics, superhero alter-egos, heroine teachers, the bionic woman, feminism and superheroes, superhero teachers