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Gender and action films : road warriors, bombshells and atomic blondes /
"Focusing on a less acknowledged period in Action Cinema history, Gender and Action Films: Road Warriors, Bombshells and Atomic Blondes examines specific action stars such as Michelle Rodriguez, Zhang Ziyi, and Pam Grier to analyse how female stars encounter the male gaze."--
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley, UK :
Emerald Publishing,
2023.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Emerald studies in popular culture and gender.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction / Renée Middlemost and Steven Gerrard
- 1. Road warriors, bombshells and atomic blondes : The action cinema of Charlize Theron / Thomas Sweet
- 2. Let rain shine : Michelle Rodriguez : action star / Steven Gerrard
- 3. "Musculinity" and the empowered female body in Haywire (2011) / Douglas Rasmussen
- 4. Gender, violence and empowerment : Reworking the female action hero in Dollhouse / Jessica Ford
- 5. All access action heroes : Between cyberpathy and new media / Anne Ganzert
- 6. Hard bodies in virtual worlds : Assessing the reception of Abby's spectacular body in The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog, 2020) / Dean Bowman
- 7. Dark fathers and damaged sons : The paternal betrayal of Jason Bourne / Toby Reynolds
- 8. Beyond actions : Remodelling heroine-hood in The Grandmaster / Jasmine Yu-Hsing
- 9. "Always bet on black" : Wesley Snipes : action star / Shelley O'Brien
- 10. Dismal setbacks and stunning breakthroughs : A look at Pam Grier's career and how it changed Hollywood / Dahlia Schweitzer
- 11. Playing with type? Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, rivalry, and race in Hobbs and Shaw / Renée Middlemost
- Conclusion / Renée Middlemost and Steven Gerrard.