Dangerous Dames
Employing critical/cultural and feminist approaches, the authors examine contemporary representations of a specific type of postfeminist hero who has garnered a lot of cultural capital: women who are smart, capable, physically agile and fit, and proficient with weaponry and technology.
Employing critical/cultural and feminist approaches, the authors examine contemporary representations of a specific type of postfeminist hero who has garnered a lot of cultural capital: women who are smart, capable, physically agile and fit, and proficient with weaponry and technology.
| Autor: | Chevrette, Roberta Hundley, Heather Jones, Hillary A. |
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| ISBN: | 9781433163012 |
| Auflage: | 1 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 176 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York |
| Veröffentlicht: | 28.04.2020 |
| Untertitel: | Representing Female-Bodied Empowerment in Postfeminist Media |
| Schlagworte: | Amanda Bodied Chevrette Dames Dangerous Empowerment Erika Female Heather Hendrix |
Heather L. Hundley (PhD, University of Utah) is Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. She received the College Outstanding Research Award from her former institution. She has co-authored two books, coedited two books, and published in journals including New Media & Society, Communication Quarterly, and Communication Reports.Roberta Chevrette (PhD, Arizona State University) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. She has published in journals such as Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Communication Theory, Feminist Formations, and Frontiers: A Journal of Women’s Studies.Hillary A. Jones (PhD, The Pennsylvania State University) is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at California State University, Fresno. She has co-edited a book and has published in journals including Critical Studies in Media Communication, Southern Communication Journal, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, and Communication, Culture, and Critique.