Education and the female superhero : slayers, cyborgs, sorority sisters, and schoolteachers /
"Exploring a variety of female superhero narratives, including Wonder Woman comics and television shows like The Secrets of Isis, The Bionic Woman, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this book argues that twentieth-century superheroine stories historically depicted education as the path to female li...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2020]
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| Series: | Education and popular culture.
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| Summary: | "Exploring a variety of female superhero narratives, including Wonder Woman comics and television shows like The Secrets of Isis, The Bionic Woman, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this book argues that twentieth-century superheroine stories historically depicted education as the path to female liberation and empowerment"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 151 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498596848 1498596843 |