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From girl to goddess
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Valerie Frankel |
"This book explores the universal heroine's journey as she quests through world myth. Numerous stories from cultures as varied as Scotland and Africa reveal heroines who battle for safety and identit… |
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Beyond Rosie the Riveter
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Donna B. Knaff |
ix, 214 p. : 25 cm |
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The femme fatale
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Catherine O'Rawe,Helen Hanson |
These essays trace the femme fatale across literature, visual culture and cinema, exploring the ways in which fatal femininity has been imagined in different cultural contexts and historical epochs, … |
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Geek girls unite
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Leslie Simon |
"... A call to arms for every girl who has ever obsessed over music, comics, film, comedy, books, crafts, fashion, or anything else under the Death Star. Music geek girl Leslie Simon offers an overvi… |
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The geek feminist revolution
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Alexander Páez,Kameron Hurley,C.S.E. Cooney,C S E Cooney |
"The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer, including "We Have Always Fought," which won the 2013 Hugo for Best Related… |
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The spectacular sisterhood of superwomen
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Hope Nicholson |
Think comic books can't feature strong female protagonists? Think again! In The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen you'll meet the most fascinating exemplars of the powerful, compelling, entertaini… |
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The vagenda
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Holly Baxter |
As students, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett and Holly Baxter spent a lot of time laughing at magazine pieces entitled things like '50 sex tips to please your man'. They laughed at the ridiculous 'circles of … |
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Gender and Popular Culture
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Anneke Meyer,Katie Milestone |
A clear, comprehensive overview that examines how popular culture affects the construction of gendered identities. Up-to-date examples make key concepts and theories interesting and relevant for stud… |
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Evita, inevitably
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Jean Graham-Jones |
Sheds new light on the history and culture of Argentina by examining the performances and reception of the country's most iconic female figures, in particular, Eva Perón, who rose from poverty to bec… |
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Hellions
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Maria Raha |
"Modern pop culture and the media have distorted the notion of rebellion. Classic male rebels appear sexy, nomadic - naturally rebellious - while unorthodox women are reprimanded, made to fit unreali… |
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