Sherry Ginn
Teoksen Marvel's Black Widow from Spy to Superhero: Essays on an Avenger with a Very Specific Skill Set tekijä
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Sherry Ginn teaches psychology at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in North Carolina. She is author or editor of books on women, on sex and on time travel in science fiction television, and the award-winning series Farscape and Fringe.
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Doctor Who in Time and Space: Essays on Themes, Characters, History and Fandom, 1963-2012 (2013) — Avustaja — 24 kappaletta
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My daughters and I are huge fans of the Black Widow thanks to Marvel introducing a female character in their movies which are so full of testosterone you wonder how they don’t kill each other. Scarlett Johansson did such a great job she became a larger than life hero for my oldest daughter whose Autism sometimes makes her wish super heroes were real to protect her from those who treat her differently. Any time I can find something Black Widow related I jump at the chance to share it with her because there are so few really strong female role models.
Reading this book made me want to sign every petition possible or protest outside Marvel Studios until Whedon makes a Black Widow movie. Her fans deserve it. She has such a rich history there is plenty of material to work with not to mention DC is coming out with a female centered movie (Wonder Woman, remember her?) so why can’t Marvel create one particularly? Johansson has ALREADY established the character in multiple movies.
These essays show her character’s intelligence, high skill level, strength but best of all her humanity because she wasn’t enhanced with special powers, magic or high tech suits of armor. She’s just a badass who through hard work, and some probable psych trauma with deep need of therapy, found a way to fight back through the injustices of the world. Something we could very much use in reality right now. She shows that women can be strong, intelligent and deserving of a place in this male dominated world.
I like how each of the essays examined a different aspect of her character so you get this incredible depth of understanding you don’t normally see in the movies or comics individually. Not to mention they show how the perception of who she is and her place in the Marvel world has changed with time and social constructs.
This is the perfect book to give Black Widow fans and women in general to remind us we have everything we need to be smart and strong inside of us.
Thank you to Netgalley and McFarland & Co for allowing me to review this book.
… (lisätietoja)
Reading this book made me want to sign every petition possible or protest outside Marvel Studios until Whedon makes a Black Widow movie. Her fans deserve it. She has such a rich history there is plenty of material to work with not to mention DC is coming out with a female centered movie (Wonder Woman, remember her?) so why can’t Marvel create one particularly? Johansson has ALREADY established the character in multiple movies.
These essays show her character’s intelligence, high skill level, strength but best of all her humanity because she wasn’t enhanced with special powers, magic or high tech suits of armor. She’s just a badass who through hard work, and some probable psych trauma with deep need of therapy, found a way to fight back through the injustices of the world. Something we could very much use in reality right now. She shows that women can be strong, intelligent and deserving of a place in this male dominated world.
I like how each of the essays examined a different aspect of her character so you get this incredible depth of understanding you don’t normally see in the movies or comics individually. Not to mention they show how the perception of who she is and her place in the Marvel world has changed with time and social constructs.
This is the perfect book to give Black Widow fans and women in general to remind us we have everything we need to be smart and strong inside of us.
Thank you to Netgalley and McFarland & Co for allowing me to review this book.
… (lisätietoja)
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This collection on Black Widow (Natasha Romanov) and women’s equality is an interesting and informative read. The only draw back is that many of the authors analyze the same scenes in each of the movies Black Widow appears in and so it can feel a little like deja vu reading the almost fact same lines in each essay.