Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture

by Jeffrey A. Brown

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Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. Jeffrey A. Brown discusses this immensely popular character type as an example of, and challenge to, existing theories about gender as a performance identity. Her assumption of heroic masculine traits combined with her sexualized physical depiction demonstrates the ambiguous nature of traditional gender expectations and indicates a growing awareness of more aggressive and violent roles for women.The excessive sexual fetishism of action heroines is a central...Read more
  • ISBN10 1604737158
  • ISBN13 9781604737158
  • Publish Date 18 April 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint University Press of Mississippi
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 288
  • Language English