Includes bibliographical references (pages 151 - 157) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Finding agency after trauma : crafting a community of consent in Sarah J. Maas' young adult series A Court of Thorns and Roses -- "Choice is your weapon" : violence, empowerment, and X-23's journey toward consent and agency -- Hunting wolves : violence, agency, and empowerment in Jackson Pearce's Retold Fairytales young adult fantasy series -- "I know how to do things most people don't" : rape and vigilante justice on a college campus in MTV's Sweet/Vicious -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"This book tracks the vigilante feminist teenage super/heroine in comics and YA literature, a character who acts as a vigilante on behalf of the protection of girls and women. It traces the trajectory of super/heroines who experience violent trauma and are subsequently empowered by use of violence to reclaim control over their lives and bodies"-- Provided by publisher.
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