Action Chicks New Images of Tough Women in Popular Culture
, by Inness, Sherrie A.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781403963963 | 1403963967
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/1/2004
Xena, Buffy, Lara Croft. WWF, The Sopranos, Witchblade, La Femme Nikita. The women of pop culture are center stage and as tough as ever. Action Chicks is a groundbreaking collection high-lighting the heroines we've grown to worship-and their impact on society. What can they tell us about women in 2003? How does popular culture depict women? Do the characters escape traditional gender role expectations? Or do they adhere to sexual, racial, ethnic, and class stereotypes? The essays in Action Chicks provide fans with a new look at their favorite icons and their relationship to the popular media machine.