Athena's Daughters: Television's New Women Warriors

By: Frances Early

Book Overview

This book is unique in its critical inquiry into the new woman warrior's appropriation of violence and the Western war narrative. Informed by feminist theoretical debates regarding women's new roles, the authors delve into the meaning of that appropriation for alternative storytelling. To date, television's "ferocious few" have received little scholarly attention. By inviting a variety of perspectives, editors Frances Early and Kathleen Kennedy provide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815629893
• ISBN13: 9780815629894
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"