portrayals in popular culture
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Jones, Norma > (ed.)
- Creator
- Bajac-Carter, Maja > (ed.)
- Creator
- Batchelor, Bob > (ed.)
- Contributor
- [et al.]
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- WER 54 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- films, televisie, media, heldinnen, vrouwbeelden, populaire cultuur, bundel
- Description
- 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. The representations and interpretations of these heroines are important reflections of popular culture that simultaneously empower and constrain real life women. Chapters about a.o. Harry Potter, Bollywood and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.