Wonder Women

Feminisms and Superheroes

• Author(s): Lillian S. Robinson,
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Pages: 148
• ISBN_10: 0415966310
  ISBN_13: 9780415966313
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / Popular Culture , COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS , Literary Criticism / General , Literary Criticism / American / General , Literary Criticism / Comics & Graphic Novels , Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General , Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Women , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Media Studies ,

Description:... In her sparkling new book, Lillian Robinson looks at Wonder Women - all of them - Supergirl, Invisible Girl, Invisible Woman, She Hulk - and examines what these cartoon heroines mean for everyday life. Can you balance a home, career, and the struggle for justice? What about men? Does flying help?

Drawing upon her long career as a formidable feminist critic yet wearing her knowledge lightly, Lillian Robinson finds the essence of wonder women in our non-animated three-dimensional world. This book will delight and provoke anyone interested in the history of feminism or the importance of comics in contemporary life.