Screen LibraryWonder Woman and philosophy : the Amazonian mystique /
Wonder Woman and Philosophy: The Amazonian Mystique explores a wide range of philosophical questions surrounding the most popular female superhero of all time, from her creation as feminist propaganda during World War II up to the first female lead in the blockbuster DC movie-franchise.
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Wiley Blackwell,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The Blackwell philosophy and popculture series
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| Summary: |
Wonder Woman and Philosophy: The Amazonian Mystique explores a wide range of philosophical questions surrounding the most popular female superhero of all time, from her creation as feminist propaganda during World War II up to the first female lead in the blockbuster DC movie-franchise. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 215 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781119280750 (paperback) : 1119280753 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | PN6728 |
| CLC: | I0-02 |
| Call Number: | I0-02/W872 |
| Contents: |
In and for a world of ordinary mortals / You are a Wonder Women. Becoming a (Wonder) Woman : Feminism, nationalism, and the ambiguity of female identity / The God of War is wearing what? Gender in the New 52 / Wonder Woman vs. Harley Quinn : The paradox of the mortal hero / Great Hera! Considering Wonder Woman's super heroism / Dispatches from man's world. Wonder Woman : Feminist faux pas? / Feminist symbol or fetish? Žižek, Wonder Woman, and final crisis / When Clark met Diana : Friendship and romance in comics / When I deal with them, I deal with them. Bound to face the truth : The ethics of using Wonder Woman's lasso / "What I had to do" : The ethics of Wonder Woman's execution of Maxwell Lord / Can a warrior care? Wonder Woman and the improbable intersection of care ethics and bushido / Wonder Woman : Saving lives through just torture? / Wonder Woman winning with words : A paragon of wisdom, disarming threats one at a time ... / God(s), country, sorority. Wonder Woman, worship, and gods almighty : Purpose in submission to loving authority / Merciful Mineva in a modern Metropolis / Wonder Woman and patriarchy : From Temyscira's Amazons to Wittig's Guérrillères / Tying up loose ends. The Lasso of Truth? / Loving lassos : Wonder Woman, kink, and care / Golden Lassos and logical paradoxes / |