{"product_id":"super-bitches-and-action-babes-rikke-schubart-9780786429240","title":"Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970-2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e With actress Pam Grier's breakthrough in \u003ci\u003eCoffy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFoxy Brown\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e films, the \u003ci\u003eLara Croft\u003c\/i\u003e franchise, \u003ci\u003eCharlie's Angels, \u003c\/i\u003e and television productions such as \u003ci\u003eXena: Warrior Princess\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlias.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rikke Schubart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786429240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786429240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Rikke Schubart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054506963199,"sku":"9780786429240","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_566e4a95-2c7a-4b27-8de5-74b8f94ad762.jpg?v=1685030348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/super-bitches-and-action-babes-rikke-schubart-9780786429240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}