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Includes bibliography.
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2013
EDTF Date Created
2013
Description
The superhero film genre has recently witnessed a reinvention of the girl sidekick.
Instead of falling back on the perpetuated and well-known stereotypes of female
heroines, recent offerings have allowed for several strong and innovative female
characters to emerge. This close textual analysis of specific feminist examples from the
films, Kick-Ass (2010), Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010), and X-Men: First Class
(2012), examines young heroines as having feminist tendencies in a postfeminist
moment. This analysis employs aspects of film theory, feminist theory, and also focuses
on adaptation as a potentially powerful and problematic tenant of the films. Through this
thesis, I contend that while none of these characters are positioned or marketed as
specifically feminist, their collective resistance to hegemonic ideals underscores a
movement towards articulating the failings of postfeminism in contemporary girlhood.
Instead of falling back on the perpetuated and well-known stereotypes of female
heroines, recent offerings have allowed for several strong and innovative female
characters to emerge. This close textual analysis of specific feminist examples from the
films, Kick-Ass (2010), Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010), and X-Men: First Class
(2012), examines young heroines as having feminist tendencies in a postfeminist
moment. This analysis employs aspects of film theory, feminist theory, and also focuses
on adaptation as a potentially powerful and problematic tenant of the films. Through this
thesis, I contend that while none of these characters are positioned or marketed as
specifically feminist, their collective resistance to hegemonic ideals underscores a
movement towards articulating the failings of postfeminism in contemporary girlhood.
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Type
Form
Extent
95 p.
Identifier
FA00004250
Additional Information
Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.
Date Backup
2013
Date Created Backup
2013
Date Text
2013
Date Created (EDTF)
2013
Date Issued (EDTF)
2013
Extension
FAU
IID
FA00004250
Organizations
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Sciences
Attributed name: School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Person Preferred Name
Hendricks, Dorothy Ashley
author
Graduate College
Physical Description
Online Resource
95 p.
Title Plain
The rise of the super sidechicks: a feminist analysis of girls in superhero films
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2013
2013
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Sub Location
Boca Raton, Fla.
Title
The rise of the super sidechicks: a feminist analysis of girls in superhero films
Other Title Info
The rise of the super sidechicks: a feminist analysis of girls in superhero films