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Aging heroes : growing old in popular culture / / edited by Norma Jones and Bob Batchelor
| Aging heroes : growing old in popular culture / / edited by Norma Jones and Bob Batchelor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people in mass media
Older people in popular culture Heroes in mass media |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: on the silver screen: aging heroes in film genres -- Twilight heroes: old age and unfinished business in four "Heartland" films / Cynthia J. Miller -- Golden agers, recluses and John Wayne: aging stereotypes and aging heroes in movie westerns / Mei-Chen Lin and Paul Haridakis -- Aaadrriaan! I'll be baaaaaack! Schwarzenegger and Stallone as aging action heroes / Norma Jones -- Under the wide and starry sky: Hollywood and aging astronauts, 1996-2000 / A. Bowdoin Van Riper -- Diversity concerns: sexuality, race and gender. Queering aging? representations of Liberace's intimate life in HBO's Behind the candelabra / Gust A. Yep, Ryan Lescure, and Jace Allen -- Overcoming the villainous monster: the beginnings of heroic gay male aging / Dustin Bradley Goltz -- The power of performance: Tyler Perry's Madea as village sage and superwoman / Carlos D. Morrison, Jacqueline Allen Trimble, and Ayoleke D. Okeowo -- "Not bad for an abuela, eh?": the representation of the power of age in Maya & Miguel / Emily S. Kinsky and Amanda Gallagher -- Babes and crones: women growing old in comics / Caryn E. Neumann -- Being a man? masculinity and aging heroes. Aging masculinity in popular culture: the case of Mad men's Roger Sterling / Patrice M. Buzzanell and Suzy D'Enbeau -- Aging superheroes: retirement and return in Kingdom come and Old man Logan / Nathan Miczo -- Mr. incredible, the man-of-action, the man-of-power: what if he loses it all? / It'r Erhart and Hande Eslen-ziya -- "He has to be good. The airline won't settle for less": gender, age, and the trope of the male pilot in advertising / Guilliaume De Syon -- Real to reel: individuals aging on and off the screen. Helen Mirren and the media portrayals of aging: women's sexuality concealed and revealed / Barbara Cook Overton, Athena Du Pré, and Loretta l. Pecchioni -- Hellraiser, dandy, eccentric: the evolving star persona of Peter O'Toole in the 1980s and beyond / Anna Thompson Hajdik -- The Betty White moment: the rhetoric of constructing aging and sexuality / Kathleen Turner -- The re-characterization of age and the aging bricoleur: Danny Trejo's reinvention of aging in acting / Salvador Jimenez-Murguia. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797272903321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aging heroes : growing old in popular culture / / edited by Norma Jones and Bob Batchelor
| Aging heroes : growing old in popular culture / / edited by Norma Jones and Bob Batchelor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people in mass media
Older people in popular culture Heroes in mass media |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: on the silver screen: aging heroes in film genres -- Twilight heroes: old age and unfinished business in four "Heartland" films / Cynthia J. Miller -- Golden agers, recluses and John Wayne: aging stereotypes and aging heroes in movie westerns / Mei-Chen Lin and Paul Haridakis -- Aaadrriaan! I'll be baaaaaack! Schwarzenegger and Stallone as aging action heroes / Norma Jones -- Under the wide and starry sky: Hollywood and aging astronauts, 1996-2000 / A. Bowdoin Van Riper -- Diversity concerns: sexuality, race and gender. Queering aging? representations of Liberace's intimate life in HBO's Behind the candelabra / Gust A. Yep, Ryan Lescure, and Jace Allen -- Overcoming the villainous monster: the beginnings of heroic gay male aging / Dustin Bradley Goltz -- The power of performance: Tyler Perry's Madea as village sage and superwoman / Carlos D. Morrison, Jacqueline Allen Trimble, and Ayoleke D. Okeowo -- "Not bad for an abuela, eh?": the representation of the power of age in Maya & Miguel / Emily S. Kinsky and Amanda Gallagher -- Babes and crones: women growing old in comics / Caryn E. Neumann -- Being a man? masculinity and aging heroes. Aging masculinity in popular culture: the case of Mad men's Roger Sterling / Patrice M. Buzzanell and Suzy D'Enbeau -- Aging superheroes: retirement and return in Kingdom come and Old man Logan / Nathan Miczo -- Mr. incredible, the man-of-action, the man-of-power: what if he loses it all? / It'r Erhart and Hande Eslen-ziya -- "He has to be good. The airline won't settle for less": gender, age, and the trope of the male pilot in advertising / Guilliaume De Syon -- Real to reel: individuals aging on and off the screen. Helen Mirren and the media portrayals of aging: women's sexuality concealed and revealed / Barbara Cook Overton, Athena Du Pré, and Loretta l. Pecchioni -- Hellraiser, dandy, eccentric: the evolving star persona of Peter O'Toole in the 1980s and beyond / Anna Thompson Hajdik -- The Betty White moment: the rhetoric of constructing aging and sexuality / Kathleen Turner -- The re-characterization of age and the aging bricoleur: Danny Trejo's reinvention of aging in acting / Salvador Jimenez-Murguia. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821914703321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basketball in America : from the playgrounds to Jordan's game and beyond / / Bob Batchelor, editor
| Basketball in America : from the playgrounds to Jordan's game and beyond / / Bob Batchelor, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796.3230973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BatchelorBob |
| Soggetto topico |
Basketball - United States - History - 20th century
Basketball - Social aspects - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-04386-6
1-135-41993-0 1-135-41986-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction: Basketball in America; Part I: Basketball in American Culture; Chapter 2. Michael Jordan: Icon; Chapter 3. Marvin, Marvin; Chapter 4. Nike and Popular Culture; Chapter 5. Hoosiers to Hoop Dreams: Basketball on the Big Screen; Part II: The Playgrounds and Beyond; Chapter 6. The Schoolyard Game: Blacktop Legends and Broken Dreams; Chapter 7. Fundamentals: Coaching Today's High School Player; Chapter 8. Seventeen Things I Learned from Dean Smith
Chapter 9. Socks, Jocks, and Two Championship RingsChapter 10. Foreign Players and the Globalization of Basketball; Part III: The Professional Game; Chapter 11. Elgin Baylor: The First Modern Professional Basketball Player; Chapter 12. Chocolate Thunder and Short Shorts: The NBA in the 1970s; Chapter 13. Crashing the Boards: The WNBA and the Evolution of an Image; Chapter 14. Dr. J, Bird, Magic, Jordan, and the Detroit Bad Boys: The NBA in the 1980s; Chapter 15. The Jordan Era: The NBA in the 1990s; Chapter 16. King James: LeBron James, Hype, Hope, and the Future of the NBA Chapter 17. Conclusion: Basketball Is AmericaAppendix: Selected Timeline; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465468803321 |
| New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basketball in America : from the playgrounds to Jordan's game and beyond / / Bob Batchelor, editor
| Basketball in America : from the playgrounds to Jordan's game and beyond / / Bob Batchelor, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796.3230973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BatchelorBob |
| Soggetto topico |
Basketball - United States - History - 20th century
Basketball - Social aspects - United States |
| ISBN |
1-315-04386-6
1-135-41993-0 1-135-41986-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction: Basketball in America; Part I: Basketball in American Culture; Chapter 2. Michael Jordan: Icon; Chapter 3. Marvin, Marvin; Chapter 4. Nike and Popular Culture; Chapter 5. Hoosiers to Hoop Dreams: Basketball on the Big Screen; Part II: The Playgrounds and Beyond; Chapter 6. The Schoolyard Game: Blacktop Legends and Broken Dreams; Chapter 7. Fundamentals: Coaching Today's High School Player; Chapter 8. Seventeen Things I Learned from Dean Smith
Chapter 9. Socks, Jocks, and Two Championship RingsChapter 10. Foreign Players and the Globalization of Basketball; Part III: The Professional Game; Chapter 11. Elgin Baylor: The First Modern Professional Basketball Player; Chapter 12. Chocolate Thunder and Short Shorts: The NBA in the 1970s; Chapter 13. Crashing the Boards: The WNBA and the Evolution of an Image; Chapter 14. Dr. J, Bird, Magic, Jordan, and the Detroit Bad Boys: The NBA in the 1980s; Chapter 15. The Jordan Era: The NBA in the 1990s; Chapter 16. King James: LeBron James, Hype, Hope, and the Future of the NBA Chapter 17. Conclusion: Basketball Is AmericaAppendix: Selected Timeline; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798481703321 |
| New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Basketball in America : from the playgrounds to Jordan's game and beyond / / Bob Batchelor, editor
| Basketball in America : from the playgrounds to Jordan's game and beyond / / Bob Batchelor, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796.3230973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BatchelorBob |
| Soggetto topico |
Basketball - United States - History - 20th century
Basketball - Social aspects - United States |
| ISBN |
1-315-04386-6
1-135-41993-0 1-135-41986-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction: Basketball in America; Part I: Basketball in American Culture; Chapter 2. Michael Jordan: Icon; Chapter 3. Marvin, Marvin; Chapter 4. Nike and Popular Culture; Chapter 5. Hoosiers to Hoop Dreams: Basketball on the Big Screen; Part II: The Playgrounds and Beyond; Chapter 6. The Schoolyard Game: Blacktop Legends and Broken Dreams; Chapter 7. Fundamentals: Coaching Today's High School Player; Chapter 8. Seventeen Things I Learned from Dean Smith
Chapter 9. Socks, Jocks, and Two Championship RingsChapter 10. Foreign Players and the Globalization of Basketball; Part III: The Professional Game; Chapter 11. Elgin Baylor: The First Modern Professional Basketball Player; Chapter 12. Chocolate Thunder and Short Shorts: The NBA in the 1970s; Chapter 13. Crashing the Boards: The WNBA and the Evolution of an Image; Chapter 14. Dr. J, Bird, Magic, Jordan, and the Detroit Bad Boys: The NBA in the 1980s; Chapter 15. The Jordan Era: The NBA in the 1990s; Chapter 16. King James: LeBron James, Hype, Hope, and the Future of the NBA Chapter 17. Conclusion: Basketball Is AmericaAppendix: Selected Timeline; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815496403321 |
| New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Heroines of comic books and literature : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma Jones, and Bob Batchelor
| Heroines of comic books and literature : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma Jones, and Bob Batchelor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809/.933522 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women in literature
Heroines in literature Women in popular culture Women in mass media Comic books, strips, etc - History and criticism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4422-3148-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Literature; 1 To Heck with the Village; 2 From Duckling to Swan; 3 Salem's Daughters; 4 Heroine; 5 The Bohemian Gypsy, Another Body to Sell; 6 Writing Women in War; Part II: Exotic, Foreign, Familiar, and Queer; 7 The Borderland Construction of Latin American and Latina Heroines in Contemporary Visual Media; 8 Janissary; 9 Representations of Motherhood in X-Men; 10 Negotiating Life Spaces; 11 The Mother of All Superheroes; 12 Wonder Woman: Lesbian or Dyke?; 13 Homicidal Lesbian Terrorists to Crimson Caped Crusaders
Part III: Contemporary American Graphic Novels/Comics14 Punching Holes in the Sky; 15 Jumping Rope Naked; 16 Invisible, Tiny, and Distant; 17 Heroines Aplenty, but None My Mother Would Know; 18 Liminality and Capitalism in Spider-Woman and Wonder Woman; 19 Empowerment as Transgression; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463874403321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Heroines of comic books and literature : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma Jones, and Bob Batchelor
| Heroines of comic books and literature : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma Jones, and Bob Batchelor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809/.933522 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women in literature
Heroines in literature Women in popular culture Women in mass media Comic books, strips, etc - History and criticism |
| ISBN | 1-4422-3148-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Literature; 1 To Heck with the Village; 2 From Duckling to Swan; 3 Salem's Daughters; 4 Heroine; 5 The Bohemian Gypsy, Another Body to Sell; 6 Writing Women in War; Part II: Exotic, Foreign, Familiar, and Queer; 7 The Borderland Construction of Latin American and Latina Heroines in Contemporary Visual Media; 8 Janissary; 9 Representations of Motherhood in X-Men; 10 Negotiating Life Spaces; 11 The Mother of All Superheroes; 12 Wonder Woman: Lesbian or Dyke?; 13 Homicidal Lesbian Terrorists to Crimson Caped Crusaders
Part III: Contemporary American Graphic Novels/Comics14 Punching Holes in the Sky; 15 Jumping Rope Naked; 16 Invisible, Tiny, and Distant; 17 Heroines Aplenty, but None My Mother Would Know; 18 Liminality and Capitalism in Spider-Woman and Wonder Woman; 19 Empowerment as Transgression; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787825503321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Heroines of comic books and literature : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma Jones, and Bob Batchelor
| Heroines of comic books and literature : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma Jones, and Bob Batchelor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809/.933522 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women in literature
Heroines in literature Women in popular culture Women in mass media Comic books, strips, etc - History and criticism |
| ISBN | 1-4422-3148-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Literature; 1 To Heck with the Village; 2 From Duckling to Swan; 3 Salem's Daughters; 4 Heroine; 5 The Bohemian Gypsy, Another Body to Sell; 6 Writing Women in War; Part II: Exotic, Foreign, Familiar, and Queer; 7 The Borderland Construction of Latin American and Latina Heroines in Contemporary Visual Media; 8 Janissary; 9 Representations of Motherhood in X-Men; 10 Negotiating Life Spaces; 11 The Mother of All Superheroes; 12 Wonder Woman: Lesbian or Dyke?; 13 Homicidal Lesbian Terrorists to Crimson Caped Crusaders
Part III: Contemporary American Graphic Novels/Comics14 Punching Holes in the Sky; 15 Jumping Rope Naked; 16 Invisible, Tiny, and Distant; 17 Heroines Aplenty, but None My Mother Would Know; 18 Liminality and Capitalism in Spider-Woman and Wonder Woman; 19 Empowerment as Transgression; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808935803321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Heroines of film and television : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter, and Bob Batchelor
| Heroines of film and television : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter, and Bob Batchelor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Rowan & Littlefield, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43/6522 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women in motion pictures
Women on television Heroines in motion pictures Heroines on television |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4422-7564-2
1-4422-3150-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Heroines on Television; 1 The Erotic Heroine and the Politics of Gender at Work; 2 Burn One Down; 3 Choosing Her "Fae"te; Part II: Heroines on Film; 4 Torture, Rape, Action Heroines, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; 5 The Maternal Hero in Tarantino's Kill Bill; 6 We've Seen This Deadly Web Before; 7 Romance, Comedy, Conspiracy; 8 Conflicted Hybridity; 9 The Woman Who Fell from the Sky; Part III: Diversity Concerns; 10 Her Story, Too; 11 Bollywood Marriages; 12 The Enduring Woman; 13 The Dark, Twisted Magical Girls
Part IV: Heroines across Media14 Women on the Quarterdeck; 15 The Girl Who Lived; 16 "It's about Power and It's about Women"; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453814303321 |
| Lanham : , : Rowan & Littlefield, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Heroines of film and television : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter, and Bob Batchelor
| Heroines of film and television : portrayals in popular culture / / edited by Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter, and Bob Batchelor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Rowan & Littlefield, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43/6522 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women in motion pictures
Women on television Heroines in motion pictures Heroines on television |
| ISBN |
1-4422-7564-2
1-4422-3150-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Heroines on Television; 1 The Erotic Heroine and the Politics of Gender at Work; 2 Burn One Down; 3 Choosing Her "Fae"te; Part II: Heroines on Film; 4 Torture, Rape, Action Heroines, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; 5 The Maternal Hero in Tarantino's Kill Bill; 6 We've Seen This Deadly Web Before; 7 Romance, Comedy, Conspiracy; 8 Conflicted Hybridity; 9 The Woman Who Fell from the Sky; Part III: Diversity Concerns; 10 Her Story, Too; 11 Bollywood Marriages; 12 The Enduring Woman; 13 The Dark, Twisted Magical Girls
Part IV: Heroines across Media14 Women on the Quarterdeck; 15 The Girl Who Lived; 16 "It's about Power and It's about Women"; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790939703321 |
| Lanham : , : Rowan & Littlefield, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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