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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"supergirl"”.
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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's...a Girl?!: Analyzing Representations of Femininity on The CW's Supergirl
… of a sexist boy's club. Focusing on the CW's Supergirl, this thesis provides a snapshot of how women are fairing in superhero media in the mid-to-late 2010s. This snapshot highlights that representations of superwomen have improved greatly, no longer entirely reflecting a problematic singular …
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Of Gods and Girls: The Teen Superheroine in British and American Girls' Comics from 1940-1984
… America, Mary Marvel, Miss America, Tomboy and Supergirl, and from the UK, The Silent Three, Starr of Wonderland, the Cat, Valda and the Supercats.<br/><br/>The aim of this thesis is to provide a theory of the super-girl that positions her within a framework of whiteness, imperialism and gender. …