The new heroines : female embodiment and technology in 21st-century popular culture /: female embodiment and technology in 21st-century popular culture. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Katheryn Wright.
• Authors: Wright, Katheryn Denise, 1980-
• Contents: Introducing the New Heroines: Before and After Katniss Everdeen -- Her Potential Lies Within: Zoey Redbird's Remarkable Tattoos -- Testing for Ability: Tris Prior's Inconclusive Aptitude Test Results -- The Significance of Others: Elsa, Anna, and Olaf's Web of Connections -- Body Boundary Issues: Hazel Grace's Close Encounter with Anne Frank -- Change as Byproduct: Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Peace Prize -- From New Woman to New Heroine: Re-Imagining the Feminist Ideal.
• Publisher Details: New York : Praeger
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Subjects: 305.4; Social Science -- Popular Culture; Women heroes in mass media; Women in popular culture; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture; Film, TV & radio
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216122722
• Related ISBNs: 9781440832796
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.