LEADER 03287nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910458787503321 005 20210708154324.0 010 $a1-283-01018-6 010 $a9786613010186 010 $a1-60473-715-8 035 $a(CKB)2560000000061030 035 $a(EBL)665317 035 $a(OCoLC)704933386 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000468244 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12169800 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000468244 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10506544 035 $a(PQKB)10879922 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000204131 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC665317 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL665317 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10447295 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL301018 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000061030 100 $a20100805d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDangerous curves$b[electronic resource] $eaction heroines, gender, fetishism, and popular culture /$fJeffrey A. Brown 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a1-60473-714-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; Introduction: "WHERE ALL WOMEN WEAR SPANDEX AND KNOW KUNG FU"; 1) GENDER AND THE ACTION HEROINE: Hardbodies and the Point of No Return; 2) GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND TOUGHNESS: The Bad Girls of Action Film and Comic Books; 3) ALIAS, FETISHISM, AND PYGMALION FANTASIES; 4) "PLAY WITH ME": Sexy Cyborgs, Game Girls, and Digital Babes; 5) IF LOOKS COULD KILL: Power, Revenge, and Stripper Movies; 6) "SHE CAN DO ANYTHING!": The Action Heroine and the Modern (Post-Feminist) Girl; 7) "EXOTIC BEAUTIES": Ethnicity and Comic Book Superheroines; 8) KINKY VAMPIRES AND ACTION HEROINES 327 $a9) WHEN THE ACTION HEROINE LOOKS Conclusion: WONDERING ABOUT WONDER WOMAN: Action Heroines as Multi-Fetish; WORKS CITED; INDEX 330 $aDangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980's. Jeffrey A. Brown discusses this immensely popular character type as an example of, and challenge to, existing theories about gender as a performance identity. Her assumption of heroic masculine traits combined with her sexualized physical depiction demonstrates the ambiguous nature of traditional gender expectations and indicates a growing awareness of more aggressive and... 606 $aWomen heroes in motion pictures 606 $aHeroines in literature 606 $aComic books, strips, etc$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWomen in popular culture 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen heroes in motion pictures. 615 0$aHeroines in literature. 615 0$aComic books, strips, etc.$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWomen in popular culture. 676 $a305.4 700 $aBrown$b Jeffrey A.$f1966-$0896213 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458787503321 996 $aDangerous curves$92482114 997 $aUNINA LEADER 02341oam 2200649M 450 001 9910715605803321 005 20191121064233.1 035 $a(CKB)5470000002514011 035 $a(OCoLC)1065580586 035 $a(OCoLC)995470000002514011 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002514011 100 $a20070221d1846 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMemorial of coal-owners and iron-masters of Richmond, against any change in the duties on coal and iron. July 20, 1846 --- Referred to the Committee on Printing. July 23, 1846 -- Ordered to be printed 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$c[publisher not identified],$d1846. 215 $a1 online resource (6 pages) 225 1 $aSenate document / 29th Congress, 1st session. Senate ;$vno. 447 225 1 $a[United States congressional serial set ] ;$v[serial no. 478] 300 $aBatch processed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes. 300 $aFDLP item number not assigned. 606 $aCoal mines and mining 606 $aCompetition 606 $aPower resources$xCosts 606 $aForeign trade promotion 606 $aForeign trade and employment 606 $aImports 606 $aOverproduction 606 $aIndustries 606 $aIron industry and trade 606 $aSteel industry and trade 606 $aProtectionism 606 $aTariff 608 $aLegislative materials.$2lcgft 615 0$aCoal mines and mining. 615 0$aCompetition. 615 0$aPower resources$xCosts. 615 0$aForeign trade promotion. 615 0$aForeign trade and employment. 615 0$aImports. 615 0$aOverproduction. 615 0$aIndustries. 615 0$aIron industry and trade. 615 0$aSteel industry and trade. 615 0$aProtectionism. 615 0$aTariff. 801 0$bWYU 801 1$bWYU 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910715605803321 996 $aMemorial of coal-owners and iron-masters of Richmond, against any change in the duties on coal and iron. July 20, 1846 --- Referred to the Committee on Printing. July 23, 1846 -- Ordered to be printed$93323170 997 $aUNINA