{"product_id":"9780786482849","title":"Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970-2006","description":"With actress Pam Grier’s breakthrough in \u003ci\u003eCoffy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFoxy Brown\u003c\/i\u003e, women entered action, science fiction, war, westerns and martial arts films—genres that had previously been considered the domain of male protagonists. This ground-breaking cinema, however, was—and still is—viewed with ambivalence.     While women were cast in new and exciting roles, they did not always arrive with their femininity intact, often functioning both as a sexualized spectacle and as a new female hero rather than female character. This volume contains an in-depth critical analysis and study of the female hero in popular film from 1970 to 2006. It examines five female archetypes: the dominatrix, the Amazon, the daughter, the mother and the rape-avenger. The entrance of the female hero into films written by, produced by and made for men is viewed through the lens of feminism and post-feminism arguments. Analyzed works include films with actors Michelle Yeoh and Meiko Kaji, the \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e films, the \u003ci\u003eLara Croft\u003c\/i\u003e franchise, \u003ci\u003eCharlie’s Angels,\u003c\/i\u003e and television productions such as \u003ci\u003eXena: Warrior Princess\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlias.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068183527664,"sku":"9780786482849","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786482849_p0.jpg?v=1763665579","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786482849","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}