ENGLISH

Action Chicks: New Images of Tough Women in Popular Culture

By Sherrie A. Inness

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2004
ISBN
1403964033, 9781403964038, 9781403981240
LCC
P94.5.W652 U614 2004
Open Library ID
OL3686862M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1446393 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
304\304
Library
avaxhome.ws
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

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 2003? 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 favorite icons and their relationship to the popular media machine. A fascinating collection that's bound to stir up some excitement.

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