Beyond bombshells : the new action heroine in popular culture / Jeffrey A. Brown.

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"Beyond Bombshells analyzes the cultural importance of strong women in a variety of current media forms. Action heroines are now more popular in movies, comic books, television, and literature than they have ever been. Their spectacular presence represents shifting ideas about female agency, power,...

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Main Author:	Brown, Jeffrey A., 1966- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]
Subjects:	Women heroes in literature. Women in popular culture. Women heroes in motion pictures. Mass media and women. Action and adventure films > History and criticism. Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism. Heroines in literature. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. Action and adventure films. Comic books, strips, etc. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Beyond bombshells the new action heroine in popular culture

Authors: Brown, Jeffrey A., 1966-
Published: University Press of Mississippi, 2015

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