"Gender in a Transitional Era addresses a range of issues relevant in current gender and sexuality studies scholarship which span many disciplines. The contributors prioritize the critical thinking that continues to support the notion that we, as a society, still have a ways to go toward full gender equality in all spheres of life. This collection positions marginal voices at the center of complex gender issues in today s society. Broad ..."
"As portrayals of heroic women gain ground in film, television, and other media, their depictions are breaking free of females as versions of male heroes or simple stereotypes of acutely weak or overly strong women. Although heroines continue to represent the traditional roles of mothers, goddesses, warriors, whores, witches, and priestesses, these women are no longer just damsels in distress or violent warriors. In Heroines of Film and ..."
"Thus, by imbuing Harry, a male hero, with characteristics of a female one, and
perhaps hiding a heroine as Harry, Rowling allows for a greater stretching of
heroine narratives to reimagine spaces of un/ gendered agency. Let me build this
argument by reviewing a short history of Rowling hiding. It is well known that
Scholastic editors encouraged Rowling to hide her female identity when the
Harry Potter series was first released. On ..."
"Abstract: The image of the Batman denotes one shifting cultural signifier that has been able to adapt, mold, and conform to what Americans need him to be at a given historical moment."
"As portrayals of heroic women gain ground in film, television, and other media, their depictions are breaking free of females as versions of male heroes or simple stereotypes of acutely weak or overly strong women. Although heroines continue to represent the traditional roles of mothers, goddesses, warriors, whores, witches, and priestesses, these women are no longer just damsels in distress or violent warriors. In Heroines of Film and ..."
"Gender in a Transitional Era addresses a range of issues relevant in current gender and sexuality studies scholarship which span many disciplines. The contributors prioritize the critical thinking that continues to support the notion that we, as a society, still have a ways to go toward full gender equality in all spheres of life. This collection positions marginal voices at the center of complex gender issues in today s society. Broad ..."