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03359aam a2200409 a 4500 001 65FDB820BE5F11E08E0830DE6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110804010056 008 090727s2010 enk bq 001 0 eng c 020 $a 1845119657 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781845119652 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)432408241 040 $a UKM $c UKM $d SILO $d BWK $d CDX $d BWX $d YDXCP $d FDA $d DKU $d IP3 $d NTE $d NLGGC $d IQU $d SILO 042 $a pcc $a pcc 050 4 $a PN1995.9.W6 $b S78 2010 050 14 $a PN1992.8.W65 $b S78 2010 082 04 $a 791.45675 $2 22 100 1 $a Stuller, Jennifer K. 245 1 $a Ink-stained amazons and cinematic warriors : $b superwomen in modern mythology / $c Jennifer K. Stuller. 246 30 $a Superwomen in modern mythology. 260 $a London ; $b I.B. Tauris & Co., $c 2010. 300 $a xii, 239 p. ; $c 22 cm. 505 0 $a Standing on the shoulders of Amazons: The birth of modern mythology and the mother of female superheroes ; Modern myth, meet feminism ; Women of steel : the buff and the backlash ; Super grrrl power in the 1990s and the turn of the twenty-first century -- Journey of the female hero: Love will bring you to your gift : on redemption, collaboration, and compassion ; Who's your daddy : on fathers and their superdaughters ; Always the mother, never the messiah : on mothers, daughters, and women mentoring women -- The mythmakers: Women making myth -- From (A)eon to (Z)oeÌ : a select glossary of superwomen in modern mythology. 504 $a "Bibliography, filmography, and Internet sources": p. [209]-230. 500 $a Includes index. 520 1 $a "Women have been led to believe that superheroes and heroism are not for them, and that they are little more than love interests, or sidekicks who stand by their supermen. This is a false proposition argues Jennifer K. Stuller, as she uncovers the true history of how superwomen are represented in popular culture. She reveals how, from Wonder Woman to Buffy Summers, Emma Peel to Sydney Brislow, Charlie's Angels to The Powerpuff Girls, the female hero in modern mythology has broken through the boys' club barrier of tradition for shining, if all too brief, moments. The book details the notable differences in how women and men are represented as heroic in modern myth. Love and compassion, spies and sexuality, daddy's girls, and the complicated roles of superwomen who are also mothers are all explored. The spotlight is also turned onto men and women who have created modern myths with a strong female presence and Stuller concludes by speculating on the future of gender representation in superheroic myth. A useful appendix offers resources for further information about feminist fangirl blogging, activism, and fiction, and the book features a glossary of modern mythic women."--P. [4] of cover. 650 0 $a Women heroes in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Women heroes on television. 650 0 $a Heroines in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Heroines on television. 650 0 $a Superhero films $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Superhero television programs $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Superheroes $x History and criticism. $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Women heroes $x In literature. 941 $a 1 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202050143.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=65FDB820BE5F11E08E0830DE6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search