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Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture Jeffrey A. Brown
Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture
Jeffrey A. Brown
Addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. Jeffrey A. Brown discusses this immensely popular character type, the action heroine, as an example of, and challenge to, existing theories about gender as a performance identity.
278 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 30, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9781617039409 |
| Publishers | University Press of Mississippi |
| Pages | 278 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 156 × 18 mm · 406 g |
| Language | English |
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