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Gender and Action Films - Road Warriors, Bombshells and Atomic Blondes (Hardcover)
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Gender and Action Films - Road Warriors, Bombshells and Atomic Blondes (Hardcover)
Series: Emerald Studies in Popular Culture and Gender
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The noughties witnessed rapid change in Action Cinema, carrying
with it the new action stars of the previous decade, and the
boundary blurring experimentation of films such as The Matrix, that
incorporated not only action but science fiction. The now dominant
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debuted, and the Young Adult
fictional worlds of Harry Potter and The Hunger Games further
developed the scope of the action sequences. Despite this context,
the action genre had still not engaged fully with contemporary
social issues. 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. Split into four parts – ‘Star
Bodies’, ‘Transmedia Action’, ‘Intergenerational Action’
and ‘Politics and Race’, chapter authors prioritise female led
action movies and champion a more meaningful interaction and
representation between the action genre and contemporary issues of
race, sexuality, and gender. Offering novel interpretations of
depictions of gender within action movies, this edited collection
demonstrates gender portrayal can be developed to incorporate
meaningful representation in the wake of the movements such as
#Oscarssowhite or #MeToo that have confronted Hollywood. The
collection is a must-have for academics, students and lovers of
film and media and those interested in gender studies.
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