“Beyond Bombshells: The New Action Heroine In Popular Culture” - New Book
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I wish I had taken a couple of Pop Culture classes when I was at BGSU. I love that my alma mater is still the leader in the study of Pop Culture.
“Beyond Bombshells: The New Action Heroine In Popular Culture"
From the publisher's website
"A full exploration of the heroine in movies, comic books, television, and literature
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, and sexuality. Beyond Bombshells explores how action heroines reveal and reconfigure perceptions about "how" and "why" women are capable of physically dominating roles in modern fiction, indicating the various strategies used to contain and/or exploit female violence."
“Beyond Bombshells: The New Action Heroine In Popular Culture"
From the publisher's website
"A full exploration of the heroine in movies, comic books, television, and literature
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, and sexuality. Beyond Bombshells explores how action heroines reveal and reconfigure perceptions about "how" and "why" women are capable of physically dominating roles in modern fiction, indicating the various strategies used to contain and/or exploit female violence."