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With actress Pam Grier's breakthrough in Coffy and Foxy Brown, women entered action, science fiction, war, westerns and martial arts films--genres that had previously been considered the domain of male protagonists. This ground-breaking cinema, however, was--and still is--viewed with ambivalence.
While women were cast in new and exciting roles, they did not always arrive with their femininity intact, often functioning both as a sexualized spectacle and as a new female hero rather than female character. This volume contains an in-depth critical analysis and study of the female hero in popular film from 1970 to 2006. It examines five female archetypes: the dominatrix, the Amazon, the daughter, the mother and the rape-avenger. The entrance of the female hero into films written by, produced by and made for men is viewed through the lens of feminism and post-feminism arguments. Analyzed works include films with actors Michelle Yeoh and Meiko Kaji, the Alien films, the Lara Croft franchise, Charlie's Angels, and television productions such as Xena: Warrior Princess and Alias.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Female Heroes in an Age of Ambivalence
PART ONE: THE RISE AGAINST MEN
1. "Godmother" of Them All: The Rise and Fall of Pam Grier
2. A Pure Dominatrix: Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS
3. Enough! Birth of the Rape-Avenger
PART TWO: FROM THE MARGINS
4. Meiko Kaji: Woman with a Vengeance
5. "Beautiful Vase Made of Iron and Steel": Michelle Yeoh
6. Failed Female Hero? "Queen of Martial Arts" Cynthia Rothrock
PART THREE: INTO THE ACTION
7. Sigourney Weaver: The Alien Series and the Mother Archetype
8. Daddy's Action Girl: Nikita and the Daughter Archetype
9. The Warrior and the Wardrobe: The Amazon Hero
PART FOUR: AGE OF AMBIVALENCE
10. Disturbing Creature: The Female Soldier in the War Film
11. The Action Star Persona of Milla Jovovich
12. High Trash Heroines: Lara, Beatrix, and Three Angels
Filmography
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
