Vigilante Feminists and Agents of Destiny: Violence, Empowerment, and the Teenage Super/heroine

by Laura Mattoon D'Amore

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793630623
• ISBN13: 9781793630629
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"