Women have fulfilled film roles that exhibit their historically subservient or sexualised positions in society, among others. Over the decades, the gender ident
Gender and Action Films 2000 and Beyond: Transformations looks at Action Cinema from the old to the new, offering an exciting interrogation of the portrayal of
This collection examines the child’s role in contemporary post-apocalyptic films and television.. By exploring the function of child characters within a dysto
As portrayals of heroic women gain ground in film, television, and other media, their depictions are breaking free of females as versions of male heroes or simp
Comprised of 43 innovative contributions, this companion is both an overview of, and intervention into the field of cinema and gender. The essays included here