| Action Chicks: New Images of Tough Women in Popular Culture 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Inness, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403963967 ISBN-13: 9781403963963 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: Xena, Buffy, Lara Croft, La Femme Nikita. The women of pop culture are center stage and tougher than ever. "Action Chicks" is a groundbreaking collection highlighting the heroines who fascinate us. What can they tell us about how popular culture depicts women? Do the characters escape traditional gender role expectations? Or do they adhere to sexual, racial, ethnic, and class stereotypes? The essays in "Action Chicks" provide a new look at these icons and their relationship to the popular media machine. This is a thought-provoking anthology that is bound to change how we think about gender and toughness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 791.456 |
| LCCN: 2003050906 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.5" W x 8.8" (0.76 lbs) 293 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Xena, Buffy, Lara Croft. WWF, The Sopranos, Witchblade, La Femme Nikita. The women of pop culture are center stage and as tough as ever. Action Chicks is a groundbreaking collection highlighting the heroines we've grown to worship. What can they tell us about women in the Twent-first-century? What can they tell us about how popular culture depicts women? Do the characters escape traditional gender role expectations? Or do they adhere to sexual, racial, ethnic, and class stereotypes? The essays in Action Chicks provide fans with a new look at their favourite icons and their relationship to the popular media machine. A fascinating collection that's bound to stir up some excitement. |