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Postscripts to Paradise

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Date Issued:
2008
Summary:
Since her creation in 1941, cultural critics have cited Wonder Woman as an emblem of femininity. In 1972, the American mainstream feminist movement--through Ms. magazine--officially accepted the character as a representation of feminism. When writers at Ms. criticized changes in the character, in which she abandoned her costume and superpowers, they neglected to consider Wonder Woman's history as American World War II propaganda. In doing so, they allowed the re-vamped 1973 version of the character, and her subsequent incarnations, to ignore the duality of her existence as both a feminist icon and a reinforcement of dominant American ideologies.
Title: Postscripts to Paradise: Wonder Woman and the complexities of feminist iconography.
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Name(s): Schindler, Kathleen.
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Thesis
Issuance: multipart monograph
Date Issued: 2008
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Physical Form: electronic
electronic resource
Extent: vi, 49 leaves : ill.
Language(s): English
Summary: Since her creation in 1941, cultural critics have cited Wonder Woman as an emblem of femininity. In 1972, the American mainstream feminist movement--through Ms. magazine--officially accepted the character as a representation of feminism. When writers at Ms. criticized changes in the character, in which she abandoned her costume and superpowers, they neglected to consider Wonder Woman's history as American World War II propaganda. In doing so, they allowed the re-vamped 1973 version of the character, and her subsequent incarnations, to ignore the duality of her existence as both a feminist icon and a reinforcement of dominant American ideologies.
Identifier: 277697676 (oclc), 77688 (digitool), FADT77688 (IID), fau:1508 (fedora)
Note(s): by Kathleen Schindler.
Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Honors College, 2008.
Bibliography: leaves 46-49.
Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, FL : 2008 Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject(s): Feminist theory
Wonder Woman (Fictitious character)
Femininity (Philosophy)
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