Gender and action films 2000 and beyond : transformations

• Other Authors: Gerrard, Steven, (Editor), Middlemost, Renée, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
• Series: Emerald studies in popular culture and gender.
• Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Women in motion pictures.; Gender identity in motion pictures.; Social Science > Gender Studies.; Film theory & criticism.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781801175203
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 pages).

Lying at the heart of the modern Action Cinema Canon is the concept of transformation. As the action genre evolves and shifts into the new millennia, innovative additions blend with nostalgic returns - the move away from a male-dominated space to feature even more prominent female roles co-exists al...