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Girl warriors : feminist revisions of the hero's quest in contemporary popular culture / Svenja Hohenstein.
Van Pelt Library PN56.5.W64 H64 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hohenstein, Svenja, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women soldiers--Criticism and interpretation.
- Women soldiers.
- Women heroes in literature.
- Women and war--Criticism and interpretation.
- Women and war.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Contents:
- Part I Representations of Girl Warriors in Primary Texts
- 1 Establishing the Feminist Quest Heroine in Buffy the Vampire Slayer p. 19
- 2 Adapting the Feminist Quest Heroine: The Hunger Games' Katniss Everdeen p. 51
- 3 Mainstreaming the Feminist Quest Heroine: Brave and the Warrior Princess p. 82
- Part II Representations of Girl Warriors in Secondary and Tertiary Texts
- 4 Containing Feminist Potential: Girl Warriors in Promotional Paratexts p. 114
- 5 Promoting a Queer Agenda in Femslash Fan Fiction p. 147
- 6 Affirming Feminism, Challenging Whiteness: Girl Warriors in Fan Art p. 175.
- ISBN:
- 147667664X
- 9781476676647
- OCLC:
- 1091368100
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