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Bewitched again : supernaturally powerful women on television, 1996-2011
- Title
- Bewitched again : supernaturally powerful women on television, 1996-2011 / Julie D. O'Reilly.
- Author
- O'Reilly, Julie D., 1971-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
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Details
- Description
- ix, 235 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Starting in 1996, U.S. television saw an influx of superhuman female characters who could materialize objects like Sabrina the Teenage Witch, defeat evil like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and have premonitions like Charmed's Phoebe. The extraordinary abilities showed resistance to traditional gender roles, although these characters experienced infringements on their abilities in ways superpowered men did not"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218), filmography (pages 219-228), and index.
- Contents
- Samantha as archetype -- Misreading the superpowerful female body -- Masquerade of selflessness -- Surveillance of female superpower -- Female empowerment on trial -- Sacrifice and sanctuary -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- MWGS 13-5980
- ISBN
- 9780786447114 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786447117 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013023044
- OCLC
- 848267955
- Author
- O'Reilly, Julie D., 1971- author.
- Title
- Bewitched again : supernaturally powerful women on television, 1996-2011 / Julie D. O'Reilly.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218), filmography (pages 219-228), and index.
- Research Call Number
- MWGS 13-5980