| The Woman Fantastic in Contemporary American Media Culture Contributor(s): Helford, Elyce Rae (Editor), Carroll, Shiloh (Editor), Gray, Sarah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1496818512 ISBN-13: 9781496818515 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 302.230 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contributions by Marleen S. Barr, Shiloh Carroll, Sarah Gray, Elyce Rae Helford, Michael R. Howard II, Ewan Kirkland, Nicola Mann, Megan McDonough, Alex Naylor, Rhonda Nicol, Joan Ormrod, J. Richard Stevens, Tosha Taylor, Katherine A. Wagner, and Rhonda V. Wilcox Although the last three decades have offered a growing body of scholarship on images of fantastic women in popular culture, these studies either tend to focus on one particular variety of fantastic female (the action or sci-fi heroine), or on her role in a specific genre (villain, hero, temptress). This edited collection strives to define the Woman Fantastic more fully. The Woman Fantastic may appear in speculative or realist settings, but her presence is always recognizable. Through futuristic contexts, fantasy worlds, alternate histories, or the display of superpowers, these insuperable women challenge the laws of physics, chemistry, and/or biology. In chapters devoted to certain television programs, adult and young adult literature, and comics, contributors discuss feminist negotiation of today's economic and social realities. Senior scholars and rising academic stars offer compelling analyses of fantastic women from Wonder Woman and She-Hulk to Talia Al Ghul and Martha Washington; from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series to Cinda Williams Chima's The Seven Realms series; and from Battlestar Gallactica's female Starbuck to Game of Thrones's Sansa and even Elaine Barrish Hammond of USA's Political Animals. This volume furnishes an important contribution to ongoing discussions of gender and feminism in popular culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gray, Sarah: - Sarah Gray, Stillwater, Oklahoma, is assistant professor of English at Langston University. Along with Shiloh Carroll and Michael R. Howard II, she organized the conference "Catwoman to Katniss: Villainesses and Heroines in Science Fiction."Howard, Michael R.: - Michael R. Howard II, Edmond, Oklahoma, is assistant professor of English and writing center director at Langston University. Along with Shiloh Carroll and Sarah Gray, he organized the conference "Catwoman to Katniss: Villainesses and Heroines in Science Fiction."Carroll, Shiloh: - Shiloh Carroll, Nashville, Tennessee, is instructor in the writing center at Tennessee State University. Along with Sarah Gray and Michael R. Howard II, she organized the conference "Catwoman to Katniss: Villainesses and Heroines in Science Fiction."Helford, Elyce Rae: - Elyce Rae Helford, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is professor of English and faculty in women's and gender studies at Middle Tennessee State University. |