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Despite the growing importance of heroines across literary culture
and sales figures that demonstrate both young adult and adult
females are reading about heroines in droves, particularly in
graphic novels, comic books, and YA literature few scholarly
collections have examined the complex relationships between the
representations of heroines and the changing societal roles for
both women and men. In Heroines of Comic Books and Literature:
Portrayals in Popular Culture, editors Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma
Jones, and Bob Batchelor have selected essays by award-winning
contributors that offer a variety of perspectives on the
representations of heroines in today s society. Focused on printed
media, this collection looks at heroic women depicted in
literature, graphic novels, manga, and comic books. Addressing
heroines from such sources as the Marvel and DC comic universes,
manga, and the Twilight novels, contributors go beyond the account
of women as mothers, wives, warriors, goddesses, and damsels in
distress. These engaging and important essays situate heroines
within culture, revealing them as tough and self-sufficient females
who often break the bounds of gender expectations in places readers
may not expect. Analyzing how women are and have been represented
in print, this companion volume to Heroines of Film and Television
will appeal to scholars of literature, rhetoric, and media as well
as to broader audiences that are interested in portrayals of women
in popular culture."
Despite the growing importance of heroines across literary
culture-and sales figures that demonstrate both young adult and
adult females are reading about heroines in droves, particularly in
graphic novels, comic books, and YA literature-few scholarly
collections have examined the complex relationships between the
representations of heroines and the changing societal roles for
both women and men. In Heroines of Comic Books and Literature:
Portrayals in Popular Culture, editors Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma
Jones, and Bob Batchelor have selected essays by award-winning
contributors that offer a variety of perspectives on the
representations of heroines in today's society. Focused on printed
media, this collection looks at heroic women depicted in
literature, graphic novels, manga, and comic books. Addressing
heroines from such sources as the Marvel and DC comic universes,
manga, and the Twilight novels, contributors go beyond the account
of women as mothers, wives, warriors, goddesses, and damsels in
distress. These engaging and important essays situate heroines
within culture, revealing them as tough and self-sufficient females
who often break the bounds of gender expectations in places readers
may not expect. Analyzing how women are and have been represented
in print, this companion volume to Heroines of Film and Television
will appeal to scholars of literature, rhetoric, and media as well
as to broader audiences that are interested in portrayals of women
in popular culture.
How an overlooked film industry became a cinematic force The first
book in English dedicated to the study of Central American film,
this volume explores the main trends, genres, and themes that
define this emerging industry. The seven nations of the region have
seen an unprecedented growth in film production during the
twenty-first century with the creation of over 200 feature-length
films compared with just one in the 1990s. This volume provides a
needed overview of one of the least explored cinemas in the world.
In these essays, various scholars of film and cultural studies from
around the world provide insights into the continuities and
discontinuities between twentieth- and twenty-first-century
cinematic production on the isthmus. They discuss how political,
social, and environmental factors, along with new production modes
and aesthetics, have led to a corpus of films that delve into
issues of the past and present such as postwar memory, failed
revolutions, trauma, migration, popular culture, minority
populations, and gender disparities. From Salvadoran documentaries
to Costa Rican comedies and Panamanian sports films, the movies
analyzed here demonstrate the region’s flourishing film industry
and the diversity of approaches found within it. The Rise of
Central American Film in the Twenty-First Century pays homage to an
overlooked cultural phenomenon and shows the importance of regional
cinema studies. A volume in the series Reframing Media, Technology,
and Culture in Latin/o America, edited by Héctor Fernández
L’Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez. Publication of this work
made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American
Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
How an overlooked film industry became a cinematic force The first
book in English dedicated to the study of Central American film,
this volume explores the main trends, genres, and themes that
define this emerging industry. The seven nations of the region have
seen an unprecedented growth in film production during the
twenty-first century with the creation of over 200 feature-length
films compared with just one in the 1990s. This volume provides a
needed overview of one of the least explored cinemas in the world.
In these essays, various scholars of film and cultural studies from
around the world provide insights into the continuities and
discontinuities between twentieth- and twenty-first-century
cinematic production on the isthmus. They discuss how political,
social, and environmental factors, along with new production modes
and aesthetics, have led to a corpus of films that delve into
issues of the past and present such as postwar memory, failed
revolutions, trauma, migration, popular culture, minority
populations, and gender disparities. From Salvadoran documentaries
to Costa Rican comedies and Panamanian sports films, the movies
analyzed here demonstrate the region’s flourishing film industry
and the diversity of approaches found within it. The Rise of
Central American Film in the Twenty-First Century pays homage to an
overlooked cultural phenomenon and shows the importance of regional
cinema studies. A volume in the series Reframing Media, Technology,
and Culture in Latin/o America, edited by Héctor Fernández
L’Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez. Publication of this work
made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American
Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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