Women in Marvel Films / / Miriam Kent.
Draws attention to the manifestation of feminist issues within Marvel superhero filmsReaches to film studies, comics studies, cultural studies and gender studies to make sense of portrayals of feminine identity through a detailed critique of postfeminist cultureIncludes discussion of Marvel films, c...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 25 B/W illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introducing . . . The Mighty Women of Marvel!
- 2. Pepper Potts and Gwen Stacy: Recuperating the Superhero Girlfriend
- 3. With Great Power Comes Great Frustration? Configurations of Hero(ine)ism in Marvel Films
- 4. Playing Superheroine: Feminine Subjectivity and (Postfeminist) Masquerade
- 5. Marvel Legacy: Girl Heroism and Intergenerationality in Marvel Films
- 6. Mad With Power: Female Villainy in Marvel Films
- 7. Mutants, Cyborgs and Femininity Unfixed? Addressing the Gendered Bodies of Mystique and Nebula
- 8. Disrupting the Rainbow Bridge: Dysfunctional Heterosexuality and Reinforcing Gender Difference in Marvel Adaptations
- 9. Black Skin, Blue Skin: Race and Femininity in Marvel Films
- 10. The (Afro)Future of a Diverse Marvel: Gender, Race and Empire in Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther
- Filmography
- Bibliography
- Index