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Subject(s)

• Women superheroes in literature [Browse]
• Young adult fiction, American—History and criticism [Browse]
• Comic books, strips, etc—United States—History and criticism [Browse]
• Vigilantes in literature [Browse]
• Teenage girls in literature [Browse]
• Women in literature [Browse]
• Violence in literature [Browse]

Series

Children and youth in popular culture [More in this series]

Summary note

"This book tracks the vigilante feminist teenage super/heroine in comics and YA literature, a character who acts as a vigilante on behalf of the protection of girls and women. It traces the trajectory of super/heroines who experience violent trauma and are subsequently empowered by use of violence to reclaim control over their lives and bodies"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Finding Agency after Trauma: Crafting a Community of Consent in Sarah J. Maas' Young Adult Series A Court of Thorns and Roses
• "Choice is Your Weapon": Violence, Empowerment, and X-23's Journey Toward Consent and Agency
• Hunting Wolves : Violence, Agency, and Empowerment in Jackson Pearce's Retold Fairytales Young Adult Fantasy Series
• "I Know How to Do Things Most People Don't": Rape and Vigilante Justice on a College Campus in MTV's Sweet/Vicious
• Conclusion.

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ISBN

• 9781793630605 (hardcover)
• 1793630607 (hardcover)

LCCN

2020058593

OCLC

1231549316

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