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Overview"The fighting female archetype--a self-reliant woman of great physical prowess--has become increasingly common in action films and on television. However, the progressive female identities of these narratives cannot always resist the persistent and problematic framing of male-female relationships as a battle of the sexes or other source of antagonism. Combining cultural analysis with close readings of key popular American film and television texts since the 1980s, this study argues that certain fighting female themes question regressive conventions in male-female relationships. Those themes reveal potentially progressive ideologies regarding female agency in mass culture that reassure audiences of the desirability of empowered women while also imagining egalitarian intimacies that further empower women. Overall, the fighting female narratives addressed here afford contradictory viewing pleasures that reveal both new expectations for and remaining anxieties about the ""strong, independent woman"" ideal that emerged in American popular culture post-feminism." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Allison P. PalumboPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9781476677392ISBN 10: 1476677395 Pages: 245 Publication Date: 06 August 2020 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction One. To Love, Honor and Be Oppressed: The Problem Hetero-Romance Poses for Feminism Two. Mixing Business with Pleasure: Love-Buddy Fighting Females and the Politics of Romance in the Workplace Three. The Struggling Romaction Genre: Love-Warrior Fighting Females and the Politics of Romance on the Homefront Four. What Doesn’t Kill Her Makes Her Stronger: The Fighting Female as a Survivor Five. Women Leaders and the Men Who Love Them Conclusion Epilogue: Evolving Pleasures Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsDetailed textual and cultural analyses that will be useful to anyone interested in cultural, media, and gender studies. The language is accessible throughout...recommended --Choice Author InformationAllison P. Palumbo lives in Moses Lake, Washington and teaches English and gender studies courses at Big Bend Community College. They have written previously about Henry Miller’s Tropics trilogy as well as Dorothy West’s The Living Is Easy, and their research and teaching address sexual politics and gender issues in 20th-century American literature and popular culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |