Author : Dawn Heinecken
Release : 2003
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Warrior Women of Television by : Dawn Heinecken
Download or read book The Warrior Women of Television written by Dawn Heinecken. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Warrior Women of Television examines contemporary representations of the female action hero in three series: La Femme Nikita, Aeon Flux, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Detailed readings focus on the ways the structure and content of each series work to create specific understandings of the body that are in contrast to those of male-centered action texts. Arguing that television texts mediate larger cultural concerns, this book considers the feminist implications of the series and uses insights from critical writings on contemporary culture and the body to discuss the ways the female hero functions as a potent contemporary cultural symbol.