Vigilante feminists and agents of destiny: violence, empowerment, and the teenage super/heroine

"This book tracks the vigilante feminist teenage super/heroine in comics and YA literature, a character who acts as a vigilante on behalf of the protection of girls and women. It traces the trajectory of super/heroines who experience violent trauma and are subsequently empowered by use of viole...

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1. Verfasser: D'Amore, Laura Mattoon (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Maryland Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Children and youth in popular culture
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Zusammenfassung:"This book tracks the vigilante feminist teenage super/heroine in comics and YA literature, a character who acts as a vigilante on behalf of the protection of girls and women. It traces the trajectory of super/heroines who experience violent trauma and are subsequently empowered by use of violence to reclaim control over their lives and bodies"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Beschreibung:x, 165 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781793630605