Beyond bombshells : the new action heroine in popular culture / Jeffrey A. Brown.

"Beyond Bombshells analyzes the cultural importance of strong women in a variety of current media forms. Action heroines are now more popular in movies, comic books, television, and literature than they have ever been. Their spectacular presence represents shifting ideas about female agency, po...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Brown, Jeffrey A., 1966- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]
Subjects:	Women heroes in literature. Women in popular culture. Women heroes in motion pictures. Mass media and women. Action and adventure films > History and criticism. Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism. Heroines in literature. Action and adventure films. Comic books, strips, etc. Criticism, interpretation, etc.