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200 10$aDangerous curves $eaction heroines, gender, fetishism, and popular culture /$fJeffrey A. Brown
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aJackson, [Miss.] $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$dc2011
215   $a1 online resource (278 p.)
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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; 9) WHEN THE ACTION HEROINE LOOKS Conclusion: WONDERING ABOUT WONDER WOMAN: Action Heroines as Multi-Fetish; WORKS CITED; INDEX
330 8 $aJeffrey Brown addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. He 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 sexualised physical depiction demonstrates the ambiguous nature of traditional gender expectations and indicates a growing awareness of more aggressive and violent roles for women.
606   $aWomen heroes in motion pictures
606   $aHeroines in literature
606   $aComic books, strips, etc$xHistory and criticism
606   $aWomen in popular culture
615  0$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.
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