Wonder Women and Bad Girls : Superheroine and Supervillainess Archetypes in Popular Media

by Valerie Estelle Frankel

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 147668409X

ISBN-13 9781476684093

Publisher McFarland & Co Inc

Imprint McFarland & Co Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Oct 26th, 2020

Print length 224 Pages

Weight 338 grams

Dimensions 15.00 x 22.50 x 1.80 cms

Product Classification: Film: styles & genres Television Anthologies (non-poetry)Literary studies: general Gender studies: women

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In this in-depth analysis of female characters in superhero media, the authors begin by identifying ten eras of superhero media defined by the way they portray women. Following this, the various archetypes of superheroines are classified into four categories: boundary crossers, good girls, outcasts, and those that reclaim power.

Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Shuri, and Black Widow. These four characters portray very different versions of women: the superheroine, the abuse victim, the fourth wave princess, and the spy, respectively.

In this in-depth analysis of female characters in superhero media, the author begins by identifying ten eras of superhero media defined by the way they portray women. Following this, the various archetypes of superheroines are classified into four categories: boundary crossers, good girls, outcasts, and those that reclaim power. From Golden Age comics through today''s hottest films, heroines have been surprisingly assertive, diverse, and remarkable in this celebration of all the archetypes.

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