Introduction: tracking the elusive goddess: Artemis' presence in pop culture / Eileen M. Harney -- "Alone I can't be the mockingjay": Katniss Everdeen and the Artemis archetype / Jessica Auz and Kaitlin Tonti -- Paradise exists in the shadow of the sword: the feminist avenger in Cara Hoffman's So much pretty / Sara Hosey -- Huntress, hacker, heroine: Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander as a modern incarnation of Artemis / Kathleen Lynn Kress -- The Artemis archetype in the films of Kathryn Bigelow / Randall Clark -- Healing the divided self: Kara Starbuck Thrace and the call to Artemis / Susan Redington Bobby -- Race and sexuality in the Artemis female: Chimamanda Adichie's Half of a yellow sun / Chinyelu Agwu -- Sword, stoicism, salvation: Michonne's post-apocalyptic evocation of Artemis / Brittany Hirth -- Struggling for dominance: Artemis confronts other Olympian goddesses in the works of Joss Whedon / Eileen M. Harney -- Afterword: staring at the same tree missing the forest: Artemisian heroines in our midst / Susan Redington Bobby.
Summary:
"Many female figures in recent fiction, film and television embody the Artemis archetype. These characters are often identified as heroines and recognized as powerful and progressive pop icons. Examining both iconic and lesser-known works, this collection of new essays analyzes the independent and capable female figure as an ideal representation of women in popular culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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