{"product_id":"super-bitches-and-action-babes-the-female-hero-in-popular-cinema-1970-2006-0786429240","title":"Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970-2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0786429240\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schubart, Rikke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith actress Pam Grier's breakthrough in Coffy and Foxy Brown, women entered action, science fiction, war, westerns and martial arts films--genres that had previously been considered the domain of male protagonists. This ground-breaking cinema, however, was--and still is--viewed with ambivalence.While women were cast in new and exciting roles, they did not always arrive with their femininity intact, often functioning both as a sexualized spectacle and as a new female hero rather than female character. This volume contains an in-depth critical analysis and study of the female hero in popular film from 1970 to 2006. It examines five female archetypes: the dominatrix, the Amazon, the daughter, the mother and the rape-avenger. The entrance of the female hero into films written by, produced by and made for men is viewed through the lens of feminism and post-feminism arguments. Analyzed works include films with actors Michelle Yeoh and Meiko Kaji, the Alien films, the Lara Croft franchise, Charlie's Angels, and television productions such as Xena: Warrior Princess and Alias.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51893944910112,"sku":"NEW0786429240","price":21.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71xgmepNPsL.jpg?v=1782011917","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/super-bitches-and-action-babes-the-female-hero-in-popular-cinema-1970-2006-0786429240","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}